Sentence examples for opened debate from inspiring English sources

The Hussite envoys reached Basel and opened debate on the cardinal points of their doctrine.

The committee writing the document opened debate over a first draft on Saturday.

Parliament opened debate on proposed amendments to the country's controversial rape laws to a vociferous protest by opposition Islamist parties.

The move by Republicans comes as the Senate has opened debate on a $60.4 billion aid bill brought by Democratic leaders.

The Senate opened debate today on the nomination of Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist to be Chief Justice of the United States.

The Mexican Congress opened debate today on a bill that would end the Government's full control of the nation's banking industry.

As a political scientist, I find that implausible". Skocpol's research paper, due to be presented at a forum at Harvard on 14 February, has re-opened debate among environmental insiders about the collapse of the climate bill in 2010, and the continued reluctance of the White House and Congress to re-engage with the issue.

The Democrats plan to open debate on the issue next week.

The failure rate of the Articular Surface Replacement metal-on-metal hip system, implanted almost 100,000 times world-wide, has re-opened debate about appropriate and timely implant governance.

It should use controversy to open debate".

However, the statehouse burned down on the 29th, and the legislature re-opened debate about where to seat the capital.