Sentence examples for length of debate from inspiring English sources
But it is unclear that Mr. Reid can meet those demands, given the extremely tight calendar, or that Mr. McConnell is willing to make any agreement on the length of debate or number of amendments.
On Thursday, in a show of resolve, 13 Democratic senators led by Mr. Lieberman held a news conference to proclaim that they had secured the needed votes, including crucial support from Republicans, provided that Mr. Reid did not overly restrict the length of debate or the number of amendments to be proposed.
Leader Ed Miliband has promised to support the proposals in the bill, but to oppose the "timetable" motion limiting the length of debate.
Respondents said the large number of patients scheduled for discussion constrained the length of debate.
Worse, he says guillotine motions limiting the length of debates, and the 10-minute limit on backbench speeches, the normal rule now, are to blame for Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
Despite the length of this debate, much confusion remains.
You choose the length of the debate, but Deeyoon then actually structures the discussion (opening statements, rebuttals, etc).
The only point of difference may be in the length of the debate.
In fact, they said, the two sides had quickly agreed on most of the disputed items on the agenda, like the locations and lengths of the debates.
As speaker of the House, Randall consolidated the House rules and thus strengthened the powers of the speaker, giving that office more control over House procedures, including the ability to assign bills to committees, to limit the length of time granted for debate over major bills, and to suspend temporarily the rules.
Talk of so-called quality, length and attention span, are subjects of debate with no clear answers.
