Sentence examples for a proxy for a debate from inspiring English sources

The dispute is a proxy for a debate — both here and abroad — over whether Israel should shift its policy toward the Palestinians and whether Hamas should be seen more as a resistance movement or as a tool of Iranian ambition and terror.

Still, in the wake of the Russian elections in particular, it became a proxy for a broader debate within the organization over basic freedoms.

"The question of whether we should tax income or whether we should tax spending is really a proxy for a different debate," said Joseph Henchman, vice president for state projects at the Tax Foundation, a conservative-leaning research organization.

The plan, which would be for people who do not get health care through their employers, has become a proxy for a larger debate over where Mr. Obama is taking the country.

The row over the 3pm blackout, which dates back to the 1950s and is observed only in England, Scotland and Montenegro, has become a proxy for a broader debate about the future of the game.

The name issue may seem obscure, but it has become a proxy for a wider debate over national identity in a region with a proud and deep history.

Prop 30 is a proxy for a much larger debate about the form Americans want their society to take.

The debate over whether to repopulate the area, if trial cleanups prove effective, has become a proxy for a larger battle over the future of Japan.

Signing a proxy for an annual meeting.

Online, Mr. Ferguson's comments became a proxy for that debate.

All this, however, is a proxy for meaningful debate on the transfer of €100bn in private banking debt into public ownership.