It is most commonly uttered in reference to public policy debates or investigative revelations, when arguments have been presented and facts are well established.
I first heard the phrase "politically correct" in the late 1940s and early 1950s in reference to the political debates between Socialists and members of the United States Communist Party (CP).
More than 7.2 million messages were written last night in reference to the presidential debate, candidates and related terms, a 30 percent decline from the first debate.
In reference to last night's debate, I have several suggestions.
This warm embrace isn't just a liberal abstraction; 20% of Canadians are foreign-born.It's well-known that Canada is an outlier among immigrant nations, but it is nonetheless interesting to consider in reference to the ongoing and heated debate about immigration in the United States.
In reference to the Genetically Modified food debate Irwin observes that "… such deliberations may lead to the outcome of enhanced criticism and skepticism… (2006: 315)".
It's the John Kerry 'international test," he said, in reference to a line in the 2004 presidential debates.
Later in the interview, he brought up karma in reference to that infamous moment in the Republican debates when Wolf Blitzer asked Ron Paul about a hypothetical person who falls into a coma after choosing not to buy health insurance.
China came up a few more times during the debate, in reference to climate change, cyberhacking and North Korea.
That is a question lately debated in reference to "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the exhaustively discussed, exhaustingly delayed new musical that began previews in late November and has postponed its opening date three times.
What the term "vintage" means in reference to clothes is, as one might expect, the subject of some debate.
