Sentence examples for matter on the table from inspiring English sources

In response, I am often asked how a discussion, either in a class or at a conference like this one, could be kept purely academic if the subject matter on the table is itself inherently political.

I wanted to get this matter on the table and resolved before anyone – namely DC, a lawyer, who negotiates for a living, could say, "Too late!

It turns the fish pie into something prim and laborious (which requires you to then wrestle the pie out of a superheated pot, to marry it with the veg), when it should be a matter of easy, elbows-on-the-table, fork-in-one-hand, glass-in-the-other eating.

Each chair sets its own agenda, though unanimity is required for anything to be approved.Lately Canada has banged the military drum less hard, but it remains out of step with the work of the Council, whose members agreed in 1996 to keep military matters off the table and focus on sustainable development and environmental protection.

But right now there are other matters on the table.

Of course none of that matters on the table, and six points have been dropped.

I strongly believe that my generation can use this powerful shift and new context to put values that matter back on the table.

Interestingly, those who oppose the show being aired are advocating the cancellation of a program they have not even seen, and quite frankly are wasting their efforts when other more pressing matters are on the table.

"Daddy, what's the matter?" She fumbled on the table and lit the candle.

And, for that matter, leaving nothing on the table for those who buy the shares.

The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, said that restrictions on genetically modified crops would not be part of the negotiations, though President Obama's trade representative, Ron Kirk, said all issues, including thorny agricultural matters, would be on the table.