Example sentences of "debate [prep] whether [verb] " in BNC.

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1 We had a quick , worried debate about whether to call an ambulance but decided we 'd probably get to the hospital quicker under our own steam .
2 According to Anthony O'Reilly , chairman of the multinational H. J. Heinz , which owns Starkist , the internal corporate debate about whether to adopt a dolphin-safe policy was ‘ epic , almost theological in tone . ’
3 Meanwhile the debate on whether to replace mercury amalgam fillings continues — the American Dental Association has gone on record as saying that dentists who recommend replacing fillings may do so because of the often hefty fees they can charge for the work .
4 The report will spark the next round in the debate over whether hacking should be outlawed .
5 The renewed debate over whether to close the entire ancient centre of Rome to traffic , and in particular the Via dei Fori Imperiali which runs from Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum , slicing in half one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in the world , is charged with political meaning .
6 There must be lessons here for those involved in the current debate over whether to build a PWR at Sizewell .
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