"John, I'm looking forward to working with you instead of debating you".
"Instead of debating the issues, they smear us," Mr. Holden said.
Lyndon Johnson, instead of debating his Vietnam strategy openly, escalated by stealth.
Imagine if instead of debating whether to abolish slavery, instead of debating whether giving women and minorities a right to vote, those who disagreed were muted, discussion was killed".
We should put our energy into finding cures for the disabilities, instead of debating a personal choice of abortion.
"Imagine if instead of debating the bills that created Social Security or Medicare, the Senate's voices had been stilled.
Instead of debating who should be reprimanded for the problem, we should be discussing how to create alternatives.
Instead of debating what went wrong and who is at fault, try to create a space where you're aligned.
Instead of debating how to make the country democratic, Firsov and his friends are talking about how they can defend it.
So, instead of debating with them whether they can deliver by this date and whether they're lying or not, you don't have to do any of that.
Instead of debating of LeBron James' ability to win big games, we should wonder if this was one of the greatest finals performances of all time.
