| 单词 | debate |
| 释义 | debate (dɪbeɪt ) Word forms: debates , debating , debated 1. variable noun B2 A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government. There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this. [+ about] Synonyms: discussion, talk, argument, dispute 2. countable noun B2 A debate is a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it. There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days. debating uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] It is an excellent idea to encourage them to join a school debating society. ...debating skills. 3. verb If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today. [VERB noun] The causes of anorexia are much debated. [pl-n V n] Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert. [VERB wh] He likes to debate issues with his friends. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: discuss, question, talk about, argue about 4. verb If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do. Taggart debated whether to have yet another coffee. [VERB wh] At the moment we are debating what furniture to buy for the house. [VERB wh] I debated going back inside, but decided against it. [VERB verb-ing] Synonyms: consider, reflect, think about, weigh 5. open to debate phrase If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided. Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate. Collocations: Commons debate The revelation comes after several MPs admitted their battles with mental illness in a moving Commons debate this year. The Sun (2012) He could also have got one of his three deputies to chair the next day's Commons debates. The Sun (2015) The Speaker grants a rare emergency Commons debate today into calls for a public inquiry. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Now picture a special conference called by the farmers' trade union to debate the proposals. Times, Sunday Times Freer believes that there will be huge disappointment if people are denied the chance to debate the proposals. Times, Sunday Times Members will be debating a proposal for a new society to be set up to serve as a 'church within a church' for conservative evangelicals. Times, Sunday Times Rather than debate the proposals in public the council established a 'working group' to discuss the plans behind closed doors. Times, Sunday Times Delegates debated a proposal for a one-drop rule to include in these laws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Individual members may object to a state's results, in which case the two houses separate and debate the question in their own chamber for up to two hours. Times,Sunday Times I listened to a college group spend two hours debating a question that didn't deserve thirty minutes. Christianity Today We debated the question at length the next day, and never quite resolved it. Times, Sunday Times I debated the question for ten minutes. Christianity Today But they hadn't debated the question, they'd just left broad gauge laws for laymen to interpret. Times, Sunday Times My comedy writer skill set - being a quickwitted wisenheimer who could debate endlessly - didn't transfer well to a home setting. Times, Sunday Times This question, he says, has been 'debated endlessly' among his peers. Times, Sunday Times The pros and cons of all this can be debated endlessly. Times, Sunday Times Another aspect of the debate focuses on course structure. Times, Sunday Times Debate focuses on a group of bronzes of one sort or another that are often thought to have been made in the same area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The spelling debate focuses on the interpretation of the word. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Much of this debate focuses on the economics of global warming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has never mastered the debate format, and can be too professorial and meandering in his answers. Times, Sunday Times The candidates might be able to fashion a video debate format. Times,Sunday Times The debate format permitted audience applause and boossomething that had been uncommon in the debates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This places parli in stark contrast to the other common intercollegiate debate format: policy debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Readers especially enjoy the weekly debate forum where opposing writers argue in a true debate format in favor or against political and social issues of the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She plans to launch an online petition, which would force a debate in parliament if it gets 100,000 signatures. Times,Sunday Times Hangings are usually carried out during parliamentary holidays, which prevents the subject from being raised for debate in parliament. Times, Sunday Times He tore up a copy of the bill during a heated debate in parliament this week. Times,Sunday Times If it gathers 100,000 signatures the issue will be considered for debate in parliament. Times, Sunday Times There was anguished debate in parliament in 1920 over these principles. Times, Sunday Times The list has been intensely debated by ministers amid warnings that a blanket quarantine risks further damage to tourism and business. Times,Sunday Times (2020) They debated intensely whether German authorities should be obeyed in light of Romans 13: 1 -; 7. Christianity Today (2000) The FA Cup casts a vivid spotlight on the soul of the game, on myriad issues, good and bad, debated intensely. Times, Sunday Times (2019) They may debate issues, but when decisions are made, they become ambassadors to defend those decisions even if they didn't vote for them. Christianity Today During three-hour sessions all read the same books, debated issues and wrote essays. The Sun At that age they are opening up to new ideas and wanting to debate issues. The Sun Often, you'll allow others to debate issues, while you say nothing, mostly because their facts are wrong - which they'll discover for themselves. Times, Sunday Times Guests will debate issues that are transforming business, including automation, blockchain and the 'internet of things'. Times, Sunday Times Yet she was also confident, poised and telegenic: rather than address her rivals or the debate moderator, she tended to speak directly to the camera. Times, Sunday Times When both sides have completed their arguments, the debate moderator asks the audience members to vote their minds and decide the winner of the debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He interrupted the debate moderator at one point, saying that she hadn't called on him in several rounds and that he had to make an issue of it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And we're just talking about the debate moderators. Times, Sunday Times The most popular subjects deserve to be considered, and to be debated openly. Times, Sunday Times Unless they are debated openly and honestly, they can never be resolved. Times, Sunday Times Yet, this week has also shown the progress that we have made, because those suspicions are, at least, being debated openly between, as well as within, our two communities. Times, Sunday Times Zero: the size debate rages on, and no fashion week would be complete without the controversy. Times, Sunday Times Debate rages over whether art should be separated from the sins of the artist. Times, Sunday Times In the mean time, an acrimonious debate rages. Globe and Mail Debate rages over whether to allow members of the public to participate in the voting. The Times Literary Supplement The trophy has become much maligned in recent years and the debate rages as to its importance in the footballing calendar. Times, Sunday Times His comments have ignited a fierce debate surrounding the recent explosion in air travel fuelled by cheap flights. The Sun Over the past two decades, the debate surrounding equality in the workplace has repeatedly been derailed by in-fighting between different factions. Times, Sunday Times It has led to some defensive deficiencies that have fostered the debate surrounding the position. Times, Sunday Times Now she has departed, but her legacy, and the debate surrounding it, will go on and on and on. Times, Sunday Times This only adds momentum to the debate surrounding the strengthening of our borders. The Sun I'm happy to debate the merits of each party's offering to the business community. Times, Sunday Times We've debated the merits of disposable over reuseable, style versus function. Times,Sunday Times For some weeks, writers to the letters page of this newspaper have debated the merits of the explorers, polar opposites in so many ways. Times, Sunday Times So often we debate the merits or otherwise of various players without contextualising the fit. Times, Sunday Times Researchers were anxious to avoid accusing the panel of impropriety but were concerned that members had given each other an easy ride when debating the merits of each project. Times, Sunday Times Then, rather than debating the pros and cons of changes, you'll concentrate on what they'll offer. Times, Sunday Times The fashion team subsequently debates the pros and cons of every advanced form of depilation known to humanity. Times, Sunday Times You don't have to debate the pros and cons of a high-risk investment before deciding that you don't yourself have the funds to take the risk. Times, Sunday Times You are a good person and tend to put others ahead of you, even if you do debate the pros and cons first. The Sun He had been seriously debating the pros and cons of breathing because he thought it didn't matter, seeing as he knew that the final fate of all was death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were on the affirmative side of the debate topic and were defending the motion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strategic reserves issue was also a debate topic between conservationists and the petroleum industry, as well as those who favored public ownership versus private control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's an intensely debated topic, so even if there are no easy answers, expect fiery arguments. The Sun Occasionally, special thematic issues appear, aimed at a critique of currently debated topics and theories. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They learn about parliamentary process, debate topics of interest, and plan numerous activities for the upcoming year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This may suit those who think politics has no issues anymore, but hardly helps to foster either democratic debate or any real political involvement. Times, Sunday Times I'm always pleased by good, healthy, democratic debate. Times, Sunday Times The democratic debate will go on at the state level, even as the momentum for equality has been increased. Times, Sunday Times They should stop changing the subject from the real issues at stake and join us in engaging in democratic debate on fracking and climate change. Times, Sunday Times What, then, was the value of democratic debate if there was no significant alternative to plutocracy? The Times Literary Supplement The case has also provoked an angry and divisive debate about race, class and justice. Times,Sunday Times The divisive debate ended with the country divided on linguistic lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her deal leaves all the most important decisions about the future until after we have left, setting the stage for years of divisive debates. Times, Sunday Times The biggest clubs have the political clout to dominate the debate. Times, Sunday Times The issue of money and the funding of a sporting legacy will dominate the debate after this weekend. Times, Sunday Times However, the issue of oversupply continues to dominate the debate. Times, Sunday Times Scientists do not want to dominate the debate; we are researchers and teachers. Times,Sunday Times Tax rises and public spending cuts are likely to dominate the debate in the run-up to the election. Times, Sunday Times 'Most viewers just tune in to general election debates to root for their side, like a sporting contest. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But their behaviour over the election debates leads me to believe they have grossly inflated ideas of their own importance. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The curious incident happened on the morning of the crucial second leaders' televised election debate. The Sun (2011) There has been endless debate about whether her sentence of in effect 8½ years was justified. Times, Sunday Times Executive remuneration has been the subject of endless debate by politicians and media commentators. Times, Sunday Times The war to end all wars set off an endless debate about causes and culpability. Times, Sunday Times Day to day, there were no real externalities, just endless debate about what to spend and who was awful. Times,Sunday Times Furthermore, the almost endless debate on the issue of relegation will now become intense. Times, Sunday Times That leads me to the third risk and the one that has attracted a significant level of ethical debate. Times, Sunday Times If that were to happen, the ethical debate would come alive again. Times, Sunday Times When the ethical debate on its use happened, seven years' worth of experimental results were on hand to answer many of the questions raised. Times, Sunday Times Yet nobody in this great ethical debate has asked those that are dictating its direction about the practicalities. Times, Sunday Times The treatments, which would not be carried out on able-bodied people, are provoking a huge ethical debate. Times, Sunday Times A panel of experts debate whether science reporters should give all views a similar hearing. Times, Sunday Times Here two experts debate the issue. The Sun Experts debate whether terra preta was an intentional feat of engineering or an unintended consequence of dense human occupation. The Times Literary Supplement The online version of the magazine includes a blog forum where education experts debate controversial issues affecting school districts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Experts debate a number of nomenclatorial problems with the classification of bentonite clays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decisions he made during his eight years in office continue to attract fierce debate. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You might expect this to be a matter of fierce national debate. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The move will kick off a fierce debate about the future shape of the industry. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Whether the tradition should be continued has been fiercely debated for several years. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The whole area of recovered memories has been fiercely debated in recent years. Times, Sunday Times (2008) 'THAT will certainly be a fiercely debated topic over the coming months. The Sun (2011) As the country prepares for the third and final debate today, the certainties of a few weeks ago have evaporated. Times, Sunday Times Would she be thrown into the final debate? Times, Sunday Times The vote of thanks, normally a formality at a retiring president's final debate, was opposed in his case by several members, including me. Times, Sunday Times The exchanges, in the final debate showdown before polling day, came amid graphic evidence of how much pain will be involved in the recovery. Times, Sunday Times Labour's final internal poll, conducted shortly before the final debate, suggested they could expect just a one point swing in their favour - a shockingly poor result. Times, Sunday Times After the floor debate, one speaker from each team (traditionally the first speaker), will speak for 4 minutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Work on several bills that had been in committee or in floor debate in the previous legislature resumed in the new body. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although twelve states sent delegations, there were never more than eleven represented in the floor debates, often fewer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But 'leave' campaigners also seek to frame the debate as one of border control. Times, Sunday Times Few if any among the current crop of politicians can match his ability to analyse a problem and frame the debate. Times, Sunday Times Scientific discoveries frame the debate but do not stack the evidence all against theism. The Times Literary Supplement It's a conceptual film that uses an imaginative narrative device to frame the debate. Times, Sunday Times The question was how to frame the debate. Globe and Mail At the very least it will fuel debate. Times, Sunday Times The findings will continue to fuel debate over the prescription of 'sugar pill' cures. Times, Sunday Times The group believes that the scheme takes it out of the food v fuel debate, while also minimising waste. Times, Sunday Times The findings will fuel debate about the cost to the taxpayer of universities with the worst employment records, as a large proportion of graduates do not repay their student loans. Times, Sunday Times The resulting designs always fuel debate. Times, Sunday Times Furious debate has erupted over whether this should be put back to allow him to throw his hat in the ring. Times, Sunday Times He provoked furious debate on the pages of cycling magazines and websites. Times, Sunday Times The clampdown on non-domiciled status has sparked a furious debate. Times, Sunday Times That theft led to a furious debate over lax security in the resort. Times, Sunday Times Not for the first time, we have ignited a furious debate. The Sun The global warming debate has become a cover for a fight between left v right world views. Times, Sunday Times To some, it represents a type of vehicle that has become a hot issue in the global warming debate. Times, Sunday Times Individuals and organisations kept the global warming debate alive long after most scientists had reached their conclusions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scientists are not alone in having their credibility on trial in the global warming debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of the heated debates on these issues, a compromise was struck. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) The competition inspired a heated online debate. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There's been a lot of heated debate about diving this week. The Sun (2006) There needs to be an open and honest debate about our realistic ambitions - rather more than we have had in recent years. Times, Sunday Times I want to do so straight away because the party needs to have an open and honest debate about the right way forward without constraint. The Sun This referendum campaign has gone far beyond a frank and honest debate. The Sun A serious and honest debate should concentrate on the details rather than on sweeping statements about 'choice' and 'social mobility'. Times, Sunday Times If they are looking for an honest debate about this or any other subject they could start by being honest themselves. Times, Sunday Times Religion and spirituality are hotly debated in modern social conversations. Christianity Today (2000) It's a hotly debated question among entrepreneurs. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The subject was hotly debated on forums, blogs and Twitter. Mail and Guardian (2010) First, we must engage in the ideological debate. Times, Sunday Times And tip the ideological debate in favour of the creative. Times, Sunday Times Concluding that this leaves the door open for alternative interpretations of data produced and subsequent ideological debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ideological debates often get heated, with each side citing different kinds of evidence to support their stance. Times, Sunday Times From the outburst of public revulsion against 'greedy bankers', they concluded that the key to electoral success now lies in widening, rather than narrowing, ideological debates. Times, Sunday Times The case has ignited a debate about freedom of speech. Times, Sunday Times The two stories ignited a debate on tax avoidance. Times, Sunday Times This week she ignited a debate about the north-south divide when she tweeted that houses in the north are generally cleaner than those in the south. Times, Sunday Times This ignited a debate among netizens whether her actions were justified or unprofessional. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It ignited a debate in the press concerning the ability of the available technology to put out fires in high-rise buildings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This week he also waded into the independence debate. The Sun (2013) So where do you stand on the independence debate? Times, Sunday Times (2012) In Scotland, the independence debate has been a positive creative force because the country has been reinventing itself. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It said it would follow the bill through parliament 'and continue to help inform the debate'. Times, Sunday Times The project's stated goal was to inform the debate and to create an active public and policy dialogue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People often wax lyrical on the subjects of chip fat and ethanol, without any real figures informing the debate, but it can be done with a little imagination. Times, Sunday Times To regard such ideas as mere eccentricities, or (still worse) as one side of a genuine intellectual debate, has consequences. Times, Sunday Times Please open up the intellectual debate instead of closing it down. Times, Sunday Times Intellectual debate was an integral part of programme making, originality was encouraged and each member of the service took pride in his work. Times, Sunday Times She sees public diplomacy as trying to promote intellectual debate. Times, Sunday Times Wisdom derived from vigorous intellectual debate, knowledge and understanding, and the idea of public good have been disdained. ST The name, however, remains a point of intense debate in the household. Times, Sunday Times After intense debate, the commission recommended passage of the literacy test, calling it “the single most feasible” method of exclusion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Confirmation of this year's rise comes at a time of intense debate over the future of the fee. Times,Sunday Times Prominent cases have ignited intense debate about the issue. Times, Sunday Times There's an intense debate within the current missional conversation on the duality of gospel proclamation and gospel demonstration. Christianity Today The figures will intensify the debate over inconsistent sentencing. Times, Sunday Times The increase will intensify the debate over prices, which remain well over 90p per litre despite the recent sharp fall in crude oil prices. Times, Sunday Times The incident served to intensify the debate around high levels of crime and prompted a review of security arrangements for government officials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The identity of the semi-final opponents intensified the debate. Times, Sunday Times The aftermath of the 1996 disaster further intensified the debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said that there had been internal debate over whether it was acceptable to make a multimillion-pound charitable donation at the same time. Times,Sunday Times Minor-key numbers merge into songs, and sometimes patter-songs, which largely consist of wry reverie and ravelled internal debate. Times, Sunday Times Interestingly, in the same week that cricket found it could do without an increase in technology, baseball was having an internal debate of its own. Times, Sunday Times He admitted it was a tough choice that required a lot of internal debate. Houston Chronicle The internal debate about prioritising resources reflects the intensifying pressure on police budgets around the country. Times, Sunday Times These latest comments are sure to invite further hostility, yet they do open a legitimate debate about where the balance of power lies. Times, Sunday Times You don't have to travel too far to come across an area of legitimate debate. Times, Sunday Times The reasons behind the invasion and the poor postwar planning are open to legitimate debate. Globe and Mail There are legitimate debates on how the powers of courts and legislatures should be balanced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite a lengthy debate about who should sit on the party's ruling body, he made no mention about his future. Times, Sunday Times No parliamentary time has been allocated for the lengthy debate which the matter deserves. Times, Sunday Times The school did not accept the sons of tradespeople, and there was a lengthy debate over whether film editing was a trade. Times, Sunday Times Other publications developed the story but it could not be proven after lengthy debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This resulted in a lengthy debate over whether battleships should have a role in the modern navy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What you see as fair game, a lively debate, others may see as baiting and bickering. Times, Sunday Times He was allowed to prolong a groundless scare in the name of lively debate and balanced coverage that allows both sides to have their say. Times, Sunday Times There's a fine line between a lively debate and serious disagreements, and while you sense when differences might turn into battles, others don't. Times, Sunday Times The results are sure to spark a lively debate. Times, Sunday Times There's nothing more entertaining - and distracting - than a lively debate. Times, Sunday Times Kingdom imagination isn't a matter of debate; it's a point of view. Christianity Today Their precise function remains a matter of debate even as the scale and importance of the industry become clearer. Times, Sunday Times Exactly where has been a matter of debate in recent weeks, following harsh reviews of the book by more than one academic éminence grise. The Times Literary Supplement How it will fare in more critical company, however, remains a matter of debate. Times, Sunday Times How much cycling we tackled was a matter of debate over breakfast each morning. Times, Sunday Times This week there has been much debate about metal detectors in schools. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There has been much debate about the appropriate length of bans. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The study of myth continues to cause much debate among classicists. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) It has become customary to bemoan how divided we have become, how bad-tempered our national debate. Times, Sunday Times The need for a national debate about safety, the environment and transport becomes ever more pressing. Times, Sunday Times It generated a national debate on social justice but displeased her party handlers. Times, Sunday Times We should have a national debate about what we want from the banks. Times, Sunday Times One design kicked-off a fierce national debate as the colour of a bird's beak used on the note was different on various islands. Times, Sunday Times The ongoing debate will not change the government's policy at all. ST There's an ongoing debate about that. Times, Sunday Times The skeletal details of these dinosaurs will no doubt play into the ongoing debate about how some dinosaurs, including the first birds, started to flap and fly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The skills needed, he says, are political experience sufficient to lead the opposition authoritatively; and someone also capable of enabling open and ongoing debate about the party's future. Times, Sunday Times The ongoing debate isn't good for the city or the industry, he said. Houston Chronicle But there are occasions, however rare, when that interest must yield to parliamentary debate of matters of an even greater public interest. Times, Sunday Times The scheme has attracted more criticism after parliamentary debate this month. Times, Sunday Times The family discussion that evening was like a parliamentary debate. Times, Sunday Times One of the procedures available to ministers involves no parliamentary debate at all. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister's space for action even against urgent menace has thus been constricted and yesterday's parliamentary debate made the boundaries clear. Times, Sunday Times In late 2010, the campaign against obesity has set off some partisan debate. Christianity Today The cross-party invitation was issued at the close of a bitterly partisan debate on the first no-confidence motion since 1993. Times, Sunday Times But the church has to be careful about entering partisan debates. Christianity Today Partisan debates are supposed to be limited to special political cabinet meetings from which officials are excluded. Times, Sunday Times As a tender diary of death and as an intelligent, passionate debate, however, the film was first class. Times, Sunday Times A long, bruising, passionate debate, a huge turnout - and the people delivering their verdict loud and clear. The Sun He has shown that the novel can still shock and disturb, still be the subject of passionate debate. Times, Sunday Times Candidates engaged in passionate debate about the best way forward for their country. The Sun In that same restaurant, probably, the most passionate debate of the tournament unfolded. The Sun His second explanation gets to the heart of the philosophical debate about free schools. Times, Sunday Times If there was an irrefutable answer out there, there would be no philosophical debate. The Times Literary Supplement In his mind we were simply having a philosophical debate that was totally divorced from our own relationship. Times, Sunday Times But they were also hotbeds of political and philosophical debate. Times, Sunday Times The uneven tone, darting from informal joshing and chit-chat to philosophical debate, feels awkward. The Times Literary Supplement The chancellor should be looking for ways to encourage a robust internal policy debate and avoid the gravitational pull of 'groupthink'. Times, Sunday Times Policy debate has been dominated by the risk that the world economy might fall into a double-dip recession. Times, Sunday Times You don't bring finality to a policy debate. ST It's now being shoehorned into this policy debate by a sectional interest, namely the police, regardless of the implications for privacy. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, though not often, they're even born of a genuinely well-intended policy debate. The Sun But anyone who has engaged in a political debate in the past few years will have encountered it. Times, Sunday Times Those who lead political debate are encouraged to pick teams, pick fights and trumpet each other's weaknesses. Times, Sunday Times It has made political debate less elitist, a conversation in which everyone can express an opinion. Times, Sunday Times For his short life, the infant was the focus of furious legal and political debate in the home country he never saw. Times, Sunday Times You can't joke because jokes aren't allowed in the serious world of political debate. Times, Sunday Times Did you hear the politicians debate these issues in the election campaign? Times, Sunday Times It comes as politicians debate how to get the balance right between debt reduction and economic growth. Times, Sunday Times University fees dominate the headlines when politicians debate student finance. Times, Sunday Times It cannot be said that the presidential debate has so far shown much intellectual rigour. Times, Sunday Times The first presidential debate might have to be cancelled. Times, Sunday Times He had also mooted the possibility of postponing today's presidential debate. Times, Sunday Times The most eagerly awaited presidential debate in a generation was already one of the most dramatic even before the candidates had uttered a word. Times, Sunday Times So much has happened since last week's presidential debate. Times,Sunday Times I hope the day will prompt a debate among world leaders about how to meet the challenges of population growth. The Sun The broadcast of this trial worldwide could prompt a debate on televising trials. Times, Sunday Times A petition she started last week has nearly 150,000 signatures, which could prompt a debate in parliament. Times, Sunday Times However, this prompted a debate regarding further snacks. Times,Sunday Times Low inflation, however, has prompted a debate about whether rates might be cut from the record low of 0.5%. Times, Sunday Times Senior police officers said that the paper was intended to provoke debate. Times, Sunday Times Seventy-five years on, bodyline continues to provoke debate. Times, Sunday Times Without disagreement, without its infinite capacity to provoke debate, discussion and outrage, football would be like a vindaloo without the chilli - for want of a better analogy. Times, Sunday Times Their imminent decisions will provoke debate and division. Times, Sunday Times This bird will also probably provoke debate. Times, Sunday Times It depends on their intellectual resilience in public debate. Times, Sunday Times But a motion calling for a public debate on the issue was passed by 46 per cent to 45 per cent. Times, Sunday Times This imposed unduly restrictive limits on public debate, preventing any discussion of financial ethics, and promoting lax financial regulation. The Times Literary Supplement But such public debate could reduce the credibility of the country's commitment to war. Times, Sunday Times We need a public debate to help to remove these fears. Times, Sunday Times Structures of oppression that may not be susceptible to rational debate may in the end yield to derision. Times, Sunday Times Let us have the give and take of rational debate. Times, Sunday Times Coronavirus will only deepen the adoration and make rational debate more difficult. Times,Sunday Times He concludes with an appeal that we have the give and take of rational debate. Times, Sunday Times Although a referendum looks attractive, the probability that rational debate will inform the voters seems remote. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, a recent debate on the subject was an unedifying slugfest. Times, Sunday Times But my challenge in our recent debate was not about economics but about politics and culture. Times, Sunday Times Odourless, colourless and tasteless, hydrogen has been all but invisible in the recent debate about green motoring. Times, Sunday Times Recent debate, however, has focused too absolutely on the nature of future war rather than on possibilities and probabilities. Times, Sunday Times And when candidates were asked during a recent debate whether they would accept a budget deal that cut $10 of public spending for every $1 in tax increases, all said no. Times, Sunday Times This referendum debate has sometimes stepped around big questions. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The dangers in the referendum debate are obvious but there are also opportunities. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That fact should not disqualify business organisations from a hearing during the referendum debate. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In typical party style, the reform debate has raged for months, mainly behind closed doors. Times, Sunday Times But the political reform debate isn't as ambitious. Times, Sunday Times But if we do not start talking about how banks can support a thriving economy and society in the future, the reform debate will move on without us. Times, Sunday Times The special election had become significant to the reform debate because of its effects on the legislative process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the midst of the 2009-2010 healthcare reform debate, he proposed a system of private regulation for medicine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The changes will also rekindle the debate on active versus passive funds, though most trackers remain significantly cheaper than active funds. Times, Sunday Times But she has also rekindled the debate about outsourcing pregnancy to a poor country. Times, Sunday Times Still, just the spectre of passage has rekindled the debate over whether to control the export of computer technologies to other countries. Globe and Mail One result could be a renewed debate over euro membership, however improbable that looks politically. Times, Sunday Times The case prompted renewed debate over the level of force that householders can use against raiders. Times, Sunday Times The right to recline in economy class was at the centre of renewed debate last night after a second flight was diverted after a fight between two passengers. Times, Sunday Times In the late 1980s, the examination and entrance process were the subjects of renewed debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recently, there has been a renewed debate over the traditional role of horseshoes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Long-standing critics of the policy seized on the change in leadership as a chance to reopen the debate. Times, Sunday Times The new research will reopen the debate on whether the pension freedoms are being rushed in before people fully understand the consequences. Times, Sunday Times This particular lapse will certainly reopen the debate on the admissibility of bugged telephone calls. Times, Sunday Times He even suggests that she might not be indisposed to 'reopen the debate of arms'. Times, Sunday Times But either way, the trial will reopen the debate on televising trials here. Times, Sunday Times As with other controversies, it has been suggested that exposure to empirical facts would be sufficient to resolve the debate once and for all. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He spoke of the danger in trying finally to resolve the debate between rationalism and traditionalism in politics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 National management plans of various countries display a variety of approaches to resolving this debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To revive the debate in the short term would be needlessly divisive. Times, Sunday Times The sum will revive the debate over rewards for failure. Times, Sunday Times They will revive the debate over the organisation and its role in approving medicines. Times, Sunday Times The behaviour revives the debate about moral hazard, last seen in earnest during the 2008-9 crisis. Times,Sunday Times The data also revived a debate about banning lorries from city centres at rush hour to save lives. Times, Sunday Times In a revolution, we encourage robust debate and consultation within the movement's structures. ST An opinionated king should be ready for a robust debate. Times, Sunday Times Second, we need a robust debate conducted with honesty, integrity and respect. Times, Sunday Times Those who reject the absurdity of safe spaces should form spaces where minds can be formed by robust debate. Times, Sunday Times A pleasure in engaging in robust debate with members of the general public, or as intermediated by journalists? Times, Sunday Times What happened next, and into whose hands the manuscript subsequently fell, remains a matter of speculation and scholarly debate. The Times Literary Supplement In a university, all ideas should be open to scholarly debate. Times, Sunday Times Attrition stands on its own merits, as an important contribution to an active and lively scholarly debate. The Times Literary Supplement The author gives due regard to scholarly debate, in fact thrives on it. The Times Literary Supplement Several decades of scholarly debate followed its publication. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scientific debate may have a way to go but the findings look certain to alter the development of an industry. Times, Sunday Times Do we humans, whose predilection for monogamy has been a subject of scientific debate, also share in these gene networks? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientific debate was halted for fear of litigation. Times, Sunday Times The company said it encouraged scientific debate, but had to act when it was publicly defamed. Times, Sunday Times Claimants have been accused of using the laws to suppress scientific debate. Times, Sunday Times The end of the pretence that a recession was merely a possibility opens the way for a serious debate about what can be done. Times, Sunday Times However, the priority given to the idea of a cap has stifled serious debate for at least 30 years. Times,Sunday Times Beneath the bombast and the jokes, a serious debate was struggling to get out: about the role of government in changing people's behaviour. Times, Sunday Times She denied that her celebrity status overshadowed serious attempts to have a serious debate about education spending. Times, Sunday Times We need a serious debate about public sector reforms. Times, Sunday Times By getting in ahead of other countries, it could help to shape the debate about financial regulation around the world. Times, Sunday Times Such high-profile friends have helped sugar campaigners to gain prominence and shape the debate. Times, Sunday Times Although many people of faith will disagree with this approach to character education, this book provides the terms that shape the debate about how to teach character in today's culture. Christianity Today Do little and these companies, which in many ways are powers for good, may lose the right to help to inform and shape the debate. Times, Sunday Times We will want to shape the debate in parliament but, more importantly, in the country as well and will be organising campaigning activity in all regions. Times, Sunday Times His comments will spark a debate among educationists. Times, Sunday Times Once again, he sparked a debate about his one-day credentials. The Sun His 91m wage packet in 2009 sparked a debate about executive rewards. Times, Sunday Times Her discovery of dinosaur fossils has sparked a debate over the world's creation. Times, Sunday Times It sparks a debate on how we hold increasingly autonomous schools accountable. Times, Sunday Times On the contrary there was a full and spirited debate, followed by an overwhelming vote in favour. Times, Sunday Times He declared that he liked 'robust and spirited debate' but not 'the assumption that those with whom we disagree are of bad character'. Times, Sunday Times The campus thrummed with spirited debate about where the country should be heading. Times, Sunday Times During the show, the panelists engage in spirited debate on timely media issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He left the airman after a spirited debate, but later could not shake-off a feeling of uneasiness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The case will raise fresh concerns about police attempts to stifle debate. Times, Sunday Times Equating the two has, after all, helped to stifle debate for many years. Times, Sunday Times Others have the right to disagree with them, but not the right to stifle debate and freedom of speech. Times, Sunday Times The industry had argued that this would result in vexatious complaints from lobby groups pursuing particular causes, potentially stifling debate and reporting. Times, Sunday Times Students are not the only forces in universities that are stifling debate, however. Times, Sunday Times He hopes the interim report will stimulate debate. Times, Sunday Times We would love to have it on display at the museum and feel it would certainly stimulate debate among visitors. Times, Sunday Times Content such as articles, videos and podcasts can inform, stimulate debate and signpost specialist services. Times, Sunday Times It typified his approach to the subject, which was to always present accessible work with fresh interpretations that would stimulate debate. Times, Sunday Times I wanted to stimulate debate. Times, Sunday Times That should stir the debate. Times, Sunday Times The plans are stirring a debate about how far the castle can be modernised without losing its sense of authenticity. Times, Sunday Times Last week, the new governor stirred the debate about whether the taxpayer-backed bank should be broken up into a good and bad bank. Times, Sunday Times The petition received more than 1000 signatures, stirring a debate among students and alumni. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His best position in the 50-over team remains the subject of debate. Times, Sunday Times What they actually do, on a daily basis, to earn those perks, has long been the subject of debate. Times, Sunday Times However, just how effective they are at inducing customers to part with cash has been a subject of debate. Times, Sunday Times Each choice was the subject of debate. Times, Sunday Times It became the media's new subject of debate. Outlook India That week we had the third televised debate. Times, Sunday Times The close-up focus of the televised debate requires quite different skills: wit, conversational subtlety and above all the agility to spot and dodge looming disaster. Times, Sunday Times But a bit more conflict in the televised debate might have been nice. Times, Sunday Times It was the first televised debate among the party leaders that did it. Times, Sunday Times The three main party leaders took part in their second televised debate. Times, Sunday Times The point being that the nature of her existence may be a fascinating theoretical debate to have from a distance, but up close she's mainly busy just existing. Times, Sunday Times Thus, an important step in solving the current theoretical debate concerning the existence of altruism may involve reaching common methodological ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There remains considerable theoretical debate regarding the causes, consequences and solutions for unemployment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two engage in an intensely theoretical debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This in turn led to practical changes for civil society that went on to influence the theoretical debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the vast majority of petitions have gathered nowhere near the support required to trigger a debate. The Sun It was inevitable that such a radical policy would trigger a debate amongst property developers, energy companies, and practitioners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once again, another high-profile game triggered a debate about refereeing. Times, Sunday Times His words triggered a debate yesterday between scientists and people of faith across the world, and became one of the main talking points online. Times, Sunday Times Although the care was covered by insurance, it triggered a debate on the scale of veterinary bills. Times, Sunday Times Will there be TV debates? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Acres of newsprint and hours of TV debate were dedicated to these bizarre events. Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006) The mud-slinging came to a head in a live TV debate. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As citizens of a vibrant and varied democracy, how do we engage in vigorous debate? Christianity Today Of course, there were, and still are, areas of vigorous debate. The Times Literary Supplement This has provoked a vigorous debate. Times, Sunday Times In a democracy, we should welcome vigorous debate from everyone, and only ever parody the content of opinions, not the identity of those who are expressing them. Times, Sunday Times I entered a space that offered the heightened emotion of a telenovela, the vigorous debate of an eighteenth-century coffee shop, and the spectacular selfflagellation of a medieval sect. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 辩论, 辩论 Japanese: 討論, 討論する |
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