Example sentences of "[det] debate " in BNC.

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1 Society too , of course , changes ( and helps to change us ) , but whether it develops and matures is a matter for another debate .
2 Another debate during this early period revolved around the actual terms ( and their implications ) being used to describe the new discipline .
3 But there is also , at this intranational level , another debate .
4 No doubt we will have another debate before then on economic and monetary union .
5 Therefore , will he arrange another debate before the summit so that we can hear the views of the right hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent ( Mr. Foot ) and establish whether all ex-leaders of the Labour party support its present policy ?
6 Going on again on the tenant farmers , I actually think that er we are very good landlords and I think our our our tenants would rather us keep us as landlords than the private sector , in actual fact we will have no doubt a debate quite soon on that issue when the government makes us sell off all areas of of er th our interests and that one , I will tell you this , I think that some of the members all sides of the fence every side of the fence , have been passionately behind the tenants , if if they 're gon na be sold off by now they 'd have been sold off , but I think it wo n't be far long before we have to take education first , social services first , the elderly before er your side with your government to come forward and say to us we do n't want you interfering with anything like that and being bold business , get rid of , but that 's another debate that will come up later on .
7 There was also some debate about timber choice , with some people questioning the use of some timbers for production turning .
8 Denison 's use of glass-fibre mouldings , a technique previously employed at St Paul 's House to replace the original stucco facade , was an innovative solution which created some debate among purists at the time .
9 MPs at Westminster are increasingly aware of the pervasive impact of Europe on their activities which barely see a week pass without some debate on EC directives .
10 The importance of this development has been the subject of some debate .
11 There has , however , been some debate in modern times about the motivation which lay behind this huge increase in Rome 's power : was it the constant aggression of neighbouring states which prompted Rome to take protective measures , and thereby incidentally achieve this new position , or was Rome an imperialist power whose expansion was internally motivated ( for example , by land hunger or aristocratic avarice for glory ) ?
12 But although there was little doubt that many of the latter ideas were attractive in terms of pollution , their practicality was a matter for some debate .
13 The Smiths have thus far managed to escape this trap but just how is a matter of some debate .
14 The extent to which such an understanding is justified has been a matter of some debate , not only at the local level , but in terms of national politics , and even politics within the EC .
15 The best type of donkey to use as father is the subject of some debate .
16 After some debate Gros Jos was settled on and the campaign team swung into action designing packaging , promotion and even a launch date .
17 There is some debate as to the relative merits of homoeopathy and herbalism .
18 On the subject of Berwick 's relief there was some debate .
19 ‘ In fact , it was only after some debate that the organisers decided to carry on with the event , and some changes had to be made to the canoe course to make it easier for the rescue boats to assist competitors .
20 Whether to reclaim or reject this term has been a matter of some debate in Black communities . )
21 There will be some debate about the livery .
22 There are fewer generally accepted criteria about what environmental adaptations are necessary or desirable for pupils with problems in seeing and some debate as to whether any special attention needs to be given to them at all .
23 The nature of the nasal sacs in heterostracans has been the subject of some debate .
24 It has been some debate er on the board and the management committee about the direction the theatre should be going into the nineteenth century twentieth century and I think and I and I think it 's important that this meeting hopefully will be very constructive in the sense that is important that the theatre actually gets the views of people use the building , and people actually come along and support the of the theatre .
25 There is some debate about exactly how flexible bonus payments have been and some argue that in recent years bonuses and basic wages have followed similar trends .
26 Hugh Morris 's future has inevitably been a matter of some debate .
27 The use of the term ‘ feudal ’ in relation to Japan is , however , a matter of some debate .
28 Consequently , there will always be some debate amongst carpet scholars as to the number and location of masterworkshops at any given time .
29 There was some debate about whether Western policy had contributed to the Communists demise .
30 After some debate , the BBC swallowed its pride and offered the post to Sydney Newman .
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