'generated much debate' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a situation or an issue that caused a great deal of discussion and controversy. For example: "The proposed changes to the law generated much debate among lawmakers."
The Hebrew school, which the city approved in October, has not generated much debate, but some fear it could.
Equipment is a subject that has generated much debate, some of it well informed, some of it not.
The relation between science and religion has generated much debate in the Islamic world, he and other scholars said.
His speed has generated much debate about whether the carbon fiber blades give him an unfair advantage on the track.
It is the first deployment of Japanese troops to a country embroiled in combat since World War II and has generated much debate in Japan.
The Web site was taken down last week after it generated much debate surrounding the section, titled "Throwing Off Asia," which includes historical images depicting the execution of Chinese prisoners by Japanese soldiers.
A reliable technique in monitoring species diversity in most ecosystems, especially deserts, has generated much debates and discussions among stake holders [ 1, 2].
Growing water scarcity and increasing demands for agricultural products generate much debate about improving the agricultural sector's water use efficiency and productivity.
For one, state lawmakers will have to decide how much money Florida will spend to update its equipment, an issue likely to generate much debate.
The Asian financial crisis also revealed the inadequacies of regional organizations, especially the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APECC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), generating much debate about the future of both organizations.
The controversy around evolution, creationism, and intelligent design, which generates much debate in the USA (Petto and Godfrey 2007), resides in a historical struggle between scientific knowledge and popular belief.
