Sentence examples for discussion petered from inspiring English sources

Then the discussion petered out.

Concern from civil society about this change has not been as strong and whatever discussions emerged petered out rather quickly, perhaps because the threat to abortion has receded.

The discussion was petering out until Gerrard reacted with some force to Harry Redknapp's assertion on BBC Five Live that England players at Tottenham Hotspur had tried to pull out of squads.

What's next snuff films on prime time?" This discussion eventually peters out as the news cycle rushes on to the next thrill.

In July 2010 she signed and attended two executions in a bid, she said, to start a public discussion that quickly petered out.With the odds so highly stacked against them, some critics have tried to reframe the debate on the death penalty using soft power.

About a dozen years ago, a discussion began about a subject that was important but kind of petered out without a resolution.

BT and one other potential bidder are understood to have held private discussions with Desmond last year, with a public sale process pursued after talks petered out.

The enthusiasm petered out.

When the company petered out in 1993, he jumped to Collabra, founded by Eric Hahn, which enabled e-mail users to hold group discussions online.

Negotiations petered out.

The Defiance Campaign petered out.