Sentence examples for debate commenced from inspiring English sources

On Tuesday, when the debate commenced on the floor, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, said: "This bill has been vetted.

His arrest neatly accomplished, an intense debate commenced about what to do with him: should he be tried by civil court or military commission?

As soon as the debate commenced, it was clear that no one ― not the moderator nor the audience ― was safe from his Twitter feed.

Despite these three problems with the import-allowance-requirement approach, note that it was a key part of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act in the U.S. Senate in 2008, and may re-appear when serious debate commences in the Senate on climate legislation later this year.

But even on the march to 3,000, the debate had commenced on how long he should bat leadoff.

It will be easy to lose sight of the core objective in Iraq now that debate has commenced at the United Nations and in Washington over Mr. Hussein's serial defiance of the Security Council and his offer to resume weapons inspections.

"Debate will commence this week, and the government's desire is that this bill be dealt with by both houses by the end of the next sitting week," Dutton said.

Before long, the second part of this trial -- the accounting phase -- will begin, and a debate will commence over how to assess the actual value of nearly half a million trust accounts.

Now, with the tax cuts due to expire Dec. 31, the debate finally commences next week in a lame-duck session, with Democrats weakened, Republicans emboldened by the election results and the tepid economy continuing to provide some argument against letting rates rise even for the highest income levels.

Now that our US Senators are ready to roll-up their sleeves and mud wrestle their way to financial reform (debate has now commenced), now is a good time to pause and take stock of what the ultimate bill could mean for investment and technology.

In the meantime, the debate over who rules New York has already commenced.