Sentence examples for debate invoking from inspiring English sources

"The soul of our country is at stake," Charlie says at a debate, invoking the "better angels of our nature" in a plea to end the violent ritual.

In turn, such an argument invokes debate over the appropriateness of assessing health care performance at PCT level.

The real debates invoked by "Hair" involve soul searching.

Obama and Mitt Romney, in the course of three Presidential debates, invoked the "middle class" forty-three times but never mentioned the proletariat.

Another, Timothy L. Jackson, has tried to squelch debate by invoking the Holocaust, identifying the gentile Shostakovich -- and claiming that Shostakovich identified himself -- as an honorary Jew.

The Senate will vote today on whether to clear the measure for debate by invoking cloture to block a filibuster by opponents.

Mr. Smith, running for re-election this year, would provide the 60th vote needed to end debate by invoking cloture, assuming that supporters of the legislation could hold all the other senators who are believed to have made similar commitments.

In one debate, Fred Thompson invoked Mr. Reagan on tax cuts; Mitt Romney hailed him for championing "our military,' "our economy" and "our family values"; while John McCain linked "my dear and beloved Ronald Reagan" with his own support for free trade.

We can, however, see some of the considerations that the two sides in this debate might invoke.

But the decision didn't come without cost, and after a heated debate which invoked memories of SNP conferences past, two MSPs - Jean Urquhart and John Finnie - quit the party.

Reid said he would file a motion to limit debate, or invoke cloture, on the House-passed bill on Friday.