Sentence examples for chairing debates from inspiring English sources

The Speaker's main role will continue to be chairing debates and keeping order.

Although he or she is best known for chairing debates in the House of Commons, the Speaker also has a number of other important behind-the-scenes roles.

In short, the crucible of politics does not lend itself to the unearthing of unbiased, broadly respected, non-partisan MPs capable of chairing debates to the satisfaction of all.

And Baroness Hayman was honoured for services to the House of Lords, where she became the first elected speaker in 2006, chairing debates in the upper chamber - a role that was previously carried out by the lord chancellor.

I have chaired debates and acted as an on-stage interviewer (of the then Times editor Robert Thomson and the then Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman).

Below the President, there are 14 Vice-Presidents who chair debates when the President is not in the chamber.

Later, after Stennis refused to debate him, Barbour broadcast an "empty chair" debate splicing in disjointed clips from the Hour of Accountability for Stennis's responses.

Al Arabiya's Taleb Kanaan chairs debate on Arab media (Abu-Fadil).

Punching through radio stations recently, I stopped when I recognized the voice of Prop 15's chair debating someone from the other side.

Whether it was watching other women transform themselves in the stylist chair, debating politics, or debating that question of good hair, at some point you realize the role the beauty salon and the stylist plays in the life of a black woman.

Perhaps it's this provocative perception that has led producers to give him the job of chairing political debates.