Sentence examples for Opening debate from inspiring English sources

Opening debate on a $393 billion Pentagon spending measure, senators reached for the middle ground between the administration, which wants to cancel the $11 billion Crusader outright, and House members who last month defied Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and kept money for the mobile cannon in their bill.

Opening debate in the upper chamber, he added: "This bill is needed and it is very much wanted".

And it is not uncommon for the opening debate on major bills to be slow.

"The bill I advance tonight will serve as the basis for opening debate.

"The bill I advance tonight will serve as the basis for opening debate," he said in a prepared statement.

Ms. Wade credits the Internet with opening debate to less affluent students who can now do the needed research.

"That's an open debate".

Democracy requires open debate.

An open debate is now required".

It's called open debate.

It means open debate and vigorous argument.