Sentence examples for a debate was held from inspiring English sources

A debate was held in May at the Spanish embassy in Sana'a and, perhaps surprisingly, 60% of the attendees voted in favour of the motion: "Foreign aid to Yemen causes more harm than good".

Days before the 2011 presidential election, a debate was held between the candidates on The Frontline.

In April 2007, a debate was held regarding the future of the radio station.

A debate was held in 1873 about how to preserve the building but no solution was found.

And last year, a debate was held on the place of gay marriage in the libertarian and traditionalist wings of the party, where a consensus didn't form on same-sex marriage but instead on religious freedoms.

Whilst it is good to see a debate being held on the role that the private rented sector has to play in meeting the country's housing needs, it is vital that it is based on fact and not populism.

Plaid say she explained that "unless a debate is held in Wales, then English and non-devolved matters will dominate the main television debates" (although the election is largely about non-devolved matters).

A Commons debate was held on Monday evening following a previous e-petition calling for the government to disclose all documents relating to the disaster and its aftermath.

A similar debate was held to mark the death of Lady Thatcher.

Last week, for the first time, a televised debate was held for all candidates seeking the role of president of the European Commission (whom the new parliament will elect); it was broadcast simultaneously in all member countries.

It's also worth observing that the modest tendency for debate winners to reverse stems more from the third debate rather than the second one: the second and third debates produced opposite winners in four of the five years in which a third debate was held.