Sentence examples for a new debate here from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON — The attack on the United States mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens has set off a new debate here and across the Middle East about whether Al Qaeda has been reinvigorated amid the chaos of the Arab Spring or instead merely lives on as a kind of useful boogeyman, scapegoat or foil.

But his recent tone and actions reminded critics of the autocratic ways of his predecessor, and have aroused a new debate here about his commitment to democracy and pluralism at a time when he and his Islamist allies dominate political life.

The ordeal of eight Swiss cavers who spent three days trapped underground by flood waters last weekend has opened a new debate here over regulating thrill-seeking "extreme sports" that draw thousands of young tourists to this Alpine country every year.

After the Fox News debate here on Thursday night, in an atrium a few feet from the debate hall, an alternate political reality was taking shape, massaged and reimagined by campaign spin doctors.

It's not necessarily a new debate, but "The Help" has reignited passions (here and here, for instance).

"That's not a new debate.

Granted, this is not a new debate.

But the effort involves only five favelas so far, and the weekend of mayhem has set off a new round of debate here about whether the more militaristic strategy that has long prevailed has been useful.

The case spawned a national debate here.

That question has set off a bitter debate here.

There's not much of a real debate here.