Decades of debate must now turn to action.
After four decades of debate, India's plans to connect its rivers finally got underway last September.
The current versions of health reform are the product of decades of debate between Republicans and Democrats.
What the framers did not make clear, and what led to decades of debate, was whom those laws were for.
And it appears that, after decades of debate, Harvard students are still unsure of what, exactly, "cheating" means.
To make matters worse, even after decades of debate, there still doesn't seem to be a definitive answer.
During the decades of debate about condoms, the chorus of voices from inside the church challenging its position had grown increasingly louder — especially in Africa.
"They have a, let's say, wrong perception of the truth and history," he said, in an echo of decades of debate over Anne's portrayal in popular culture.
In 2004, after decades of debate, Georgians ratified a new state flag that was clearly modeled after the Confederate Stars and Bars.
We are so desperate for signs of flesh that we're prepared to hang decades of debate off the ankles, slender or otherwise, of one woman.
Look beyond the surface of the fight against trafficking, and you will find misleading statistics and decades of debate over laws and protocols.
