In a news conference and later on the House floor, the debate centered on one element of the I.R.S. bill, a change in disclosure rules that were enacted two years ago to open up the accountability of secretive tax-exempt political groups, both liberal and conservative, that were pouring millions of dollars into campaign advertising.
For example, one highly contentious debate centered on how much credit toward emissions targets countries should get for using forests or farmland to absorb carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas.
The debate centered on which direction to take -- one heavy in opinionated talk show hosts or one that relied primarily on reported newscasts and programs.
Irrespective of whether information technology creates new types of ethical problems that require new ethical theory or whether established ethical theory is sufficient, one tends to find the debate centered on questions of policy that is intended to regulate or justify conduct vis-à-vis the negative impact produced by certain uses or implementations of IT.
No specific number of missions beyond the one major war was stated, although closed-door debate centered on two or three such contingencies' flaring up at the same time, officials said.
This time, the debate centered on what do you spend on new programs or add to existing ones as opposed to what you would cut".
Much of the debate centered on how the movement would navigate hard realities in Washington.
Together, the three moderators oversaw a lively, if not always informed, debate centered on economic issues.
The debate centered on what kind of studies could be trusted.
Much of the debate centered on whether the USG-sponsored fall lawnparties concert should be canceled.
