Sentence examples for mute discussion from inspiring English sources

The split pits the hard right wing, which argues that moderation leads to moral collapse, against the establishment wing, which is calling on candidates to mute discussion of social issues.

But antebellum Princeton mostly dealt with slavery — the most fundamental political issue of the day — by muting discussion of it, sacrificing the University's vaunted commitment to liberty on the altar of community harmony.

Now she co-stars in a campaign that would as soon mute most discussion of race.

Perhaps more important, mute discourages spontaneous discussion.

"I was disappointed in myself in '88," Mr. Gore said, "by the extent to which I responded to the deafening silence on those issues by muting my own discussion of them and shifting into sort of cookie-cutter issues".

The way he has been playing, however, may make any discussion of strategy mute.

This dangerous denial threatens our constitutional guarantee of equal protection of law and mutes a much-needed national discussion about institutionalized racism a discussion that Unequal under Law promises to initiate.

If he wins and works to push the goals of all sides of the party, he will mute some of the dismay and discussion.

And Mr. Romney's departure for a week of foreign policy discussions abroad could help mute the summertime squabbling.

You can mute them so they can't hear your discussion and block them from seeing your screen if something… untoward appears.

So in a virtual meeting, you shouldn't press mute and respond to your emails, killing any potential for lively discussion, shared laughter and creativity.