Sentence examples for good-natured debate from inspiring English sources

Despite its low-tech nature, games on the nine courts here produce plenty of good-natured debate about ringers and leaners and whether a pitch deserves a single point or two.

Before long there was a good-natured debate, tinged with a little desperation on both sides, and amiable apologies from Mr. Hamdan.

He loved the cut and thrust of good-natured debate and his politics were not rigidly ideological, with Tory heroes as eclectic as Iain MacLeod and Keith Joseph.

Obviously, it's going to be a long and hard-fought battle, but I hope we can have an honest and good-natured debate about what's best for the country.

In that way, the campaign is essentially an updated version of the classic pitch for Miller Lite beer, centered on the good-natured debate on whether that brand is better because it "tastes great" or is "less filling".

However, the asteroid proponents, led by Walter Alvarez and his team, were disturbed by this news, and Bill and his colleagues in Paleontology kept up a spirited, but generally good-natured, debate with their counterparts in Geology through the 1980s and early 1990s.

The abuse marked a distinct shift away from the good-natured debates she was used to having in academic journals.

Good-natured debates may be replaced by tactical considerations, as voters make guesses about who everyone else might vote for, or where their ballots might be wasted.

Twitter offers an unprecedented level of player-fan interaction, and players who responded to online questions found themselves in spirited (and mostly good-natured) debates.

I still feel joy when I recall Justin steadily emerging from his isolation to share jokes and have good-natured debates with his advisory mates.

The votes on high-profile issues such as tax policy and Trident all went the leadership's way, and in good natured debates too.