Sentence examples for closed for debate from inspiring English sources

Closed for debate is this: With the European Environment Agency estimating that some 17m cars will be scrapped across the continent during 2015, there is little danger that Cassis and company would run out of source material.

This is fine when we're exploring, learning and having a discussion, but not when something's closed for debate.

Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, closed the debate for Labour by paying tribute to the Hillsborough families, who had fought 23 years for the truth about the disaster to be accepted.

Defence and intelligence budgets, foreign policy and perks for rulers are closed to debate.Most Arab countries hold elections.

Madam President, I refer to page 8 of the Minutes for yesterday where it says: ' The President closed the debate'.

The establishment closed down a debate for 30 years, he says.

But if the books are now finally closed, debate will continue for some time over the settlement that Elliot Richardson accepted.

For many it felt like a necessary game too, one that not only closed a unique cycle, of Euros-World Cup-Euros, but closed the debate too.

Stevens closed the debate on the amendment on January 13 , 1865

In time, though, that may become less of an issue, despite the descent of a beam in March that nearly wiped out the Tory delegation and closed the debating chamber for two months.

"All the camps should be closed, and the time for debate on whether or not it is appropriate has been passed," he said.