Sentence examples for debating position from inspiring English sources

The chancellor's seemingly endless recitation of micro measures to improve the nation's education and general economic competitiveness puts him in a strong debating position, because every time he is criticised he can retort that necessary investment must be preferable to tax cuts.

"Hypothetical situations are often effective teaching tools," he said, and debating positions one may not believe in can also be valuable.

Epistemic contextualism (EC) is a recent and hotly debated position.

This constitutes thus far the largest phylogenetic data set to assess the debated position of basal dipterans.

(Giuliani's campaign has an unusually intellectual bent in this way, with committees of conservative experts e-mailing furiously to discuss and debate positions in every policy area).

Erik Schechter's recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, In Defense of Killer Robots, presents a reprise of some frequently debated positions on the place of robotic, lethal decision-making.

The trouble is that both wonk and climatologist are no more than debating positions.

The Chicago Bulls are still debating their position on Hunter.

The issue is proving to be particularly thorny within the Labour party, which is debating its position on renewal as part of its wider defence review.

In the meantime, the European Union is still debating its position, measuring the pros and cons of sending arms, and — as often happens — its stance is not united.

The class has spent most of the fall researching and debating the positions of Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush on prescription drugs, school vouchers, campaign finance reform and a dozen other issues.