Sentence examples for famous debate from inspiring English sources

There was a famous debate in the 1920s over the nature of the "spiral nebula" (the early name for galaxies).

Liang Shiqiu and Lu Xun engaged in a famous debate on modern Chinese literature in which they often mentioned Shakespeare.

Einstein delivered a lecture on relativity at an inaugural Hochschule there, in 1928; Heidegger and Cassirer had a famous debate the next year.

He also engaged Ernest Renan, the French historian and philosopher, in a famous debate concerning the position of Islam regarding science.

"I've been memorizing old phrases like 'there you go again,'" Mr. Gingrich said, referring to a famous debate quip once used by Ronald Reagan.

Prince Albert reveals a taste for mischief, appointing Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce (opponents in a famous debate on Darwin's theory) joint vice presidents of the Zoological Society.

In his famous debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln called attention to this country's annual celebrations on the Fourth of July.

Thus was set up one of the most famous debates in the history of biology: eight public debates between Cuvier and Geoffroy, from February to April 1830.

In a letter seen by BBC News, Oxford Union President Parit Wacharasindhu told Mr Robinson the world famous debating society could not afford the security costs of receiving him.

Starting with their famous debates in the 1858 race for the Senate seat from Illinois, Lincoln used Douglas's prominence to create openings for himself.

One of the world's most famous debating societies has created a 'Shake It Off' mash-up  video featuring several famous faces in an effort to convince Taylor Swift to visit them.