Sentence examples for four hour debate from inspiring English sources

Although some Labour MPs spoke out against Mr Neil's referendum bill during Friday's four hour debate, no votes were recorded against it as 283 MPs voted in favour.

After a stormy three hour debate, MPs rejected a Lords amendments calling for a "sunset clause" on the prevention of terrorism bill and on raising the burden of proof needed for imposing so-called 'control orders'.

In the two hour debate, Mitt Romney (the eventual winner) managed to bag the most speaking time at 12 minutes and nine seconds.

During a three hour debate on the issue, several MPs argued that Parliament risked becoming a safety risk for all those who worked in it and urgent action was needed.

Sacia tore into gun control supporters amid a seven hour debate Tuesday as lawmakers were hashing out a bill that would comply with a federal court ruling allowing concealed carry in Illinois.

This strategy has been incredibly useful for me: as a writer, I can waste three or four hours debating what I should write about on a given day.

2] adopted Senator Lodge's resolution demanding the exclusion of foreign corporations from the acquisition of territory in America after three hours' debate, which was conducted behind closed doors owing to the delicacy of the diplomatic questions involved.

And Parliament itself spent two hundred and seventy-five hours debating it.

The Senate spent more than eight hours debating the bill into the evening.

The committee spent more than nine hours debating the bill before voting 21 to 14 to advance it Wednesday night.

Yesterday MPs spent almost seven hours debating Syria, if you take into account Theresa May's Commons statement, the emergency debate and the short business statement.