These groups have a strong weapon: a threatened boycott of products that advertise on a controversial program.

The state later abandoned this daring but controversial program.

At the heart of this new phase was a controversial program begun in 1995 and known as loans-for-shares.

In contrast to the tragedy of Sept. 11, there is no federal program, however confusing and controversial, to help.

The controversial program was one of the highest rated programs in the series' history.

The need to demonstrate credibility, in other words, has become the principal rationale for costly and controversial programs.

An insistence on absolutely equal time in these matters is likely to diminish the already small number of controversial programs.

But finding donors for even less controversial programs can be difficult.

Union officials said the authority was simply trying to expand one-person train operation, a controversial program that began in 1996.

A strong backlash against any initiative associated with family planning followed the highly controversial program, which continues into the 21st century.