Sentence examples for first debating from inspiring English sources

IN 1970, when the Senate was first debating passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, a featured speaker was Gloria Steinem, a 36-year-old magazine writer with a growing reputation as a forceful advocate of women's issues.

has been a vocal critic of his fellow lawmakers for leaving town for recess without first debating and voting to authorize the bombing of the Islamic State.

Reagan lost his first debate against Walter Mondale.

In the first debate, Clegg shone.

"And then we watched that first debate".

Last year Afghanistan and Indonesia held their first debates.

After the first debate he became plausible.

How did he win their first debate?

"Second, debates — and particularly the first debate — generally favor challengers.

"I remember my first debate".

Hendrik Hertzberg on the first debate.