Sentence examples for debated to explain from inspiring English sources

The extent of global dispersal versus levels of local endemism for microbial taxa [ 4- 7], as well as the respective impacts of historical barriers to dispersal versus that of current conditions selecting among species in specific environments [ 8- 11] were debated to explain the distribution of these organisms.

Too few scientists are willing to engage in public debates, to explain the relevance of their fields clearly and without jargon, and, in the process, to risk some jeering from a few colleagues.

The conservative pundit Larry Kudlow recently attacked the Republican candidates for failing, in their most recent debate, to explain what spending cuts they would advocate to accompany the tax cuts they propose.

"Further, the government should formally notify the UN security council of our decision and the government I believe should agree to a parliamentary debate to explain the long-term strategy for Australia's role in Iraq," Shorten said.

Mr. Sanford, who faced impeachment and went through a divorce after he lied about hiking the Appalachian Trail when he went to visit an Argentine woman who is now his fiancée, used that experience in the debate to explain how he would reach across the aisle to improve Congressional relations.

Reflecting the secrecy of the negotiations between Mr. Paterson and the Democratic majorities in the Senate and Assembly, Republican senators repeatedly pressed Democrats during a floor debate to explain how they would make up the rest of the gap — roughly $3.65 billion, according to Senate Democrats.

Senators Obama and McCain should be pressed at tonight's debate to explain their differences on this important issue.

to break up the biggest banks, and awkwardly cited 9/11 during a debate to explain her campaign's popularity with financiers.

It contained notes debating how to explain that young cattle had been found with the disease overseas and blanks where it said researchers would eventually fill in figures.

Clearly he had thought about this vexing issue and came to the Iowa debate prepared to explain his strategy.

Our job was to tell the story of how global warming was "discovered", the scientific battles that were central to the climate change debate, and to explain how we got to where we are now.