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"opened the debate" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone initiating an exchange of ideas. For example: The Senator opened the debate with a brief speech about the importance of the issue.
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The candidate opened the debate with a convoluted opening statement that failed to answer the question of "why should we vote for you?" which seems like it's as basic as they get.
Romney opened the debate doing his best.
On 15 July 1963 Freeth opened the debate for the government on science.
Mr. Brown opened the debate by questioning Ms. Warren's character in connection with her ancestry.
Prime Minister Heath, consistently in favor of entry opened the debate.
Washburn opened the debate by declaring that Iraq and immigration would be off-limits.
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The Ugandan parliament has recently re-opened the debate on the bill, which had been abandoned after an international outcry.
In the US, the recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in Verizon v. FCC has re-opened the debate.
No one could have re-opened the debate more forcefully than the kid with the English genes and the Australian instinct.
In November Jonathan Portes of the NIESR re-opened the debate with a commentary paper titled 'The economic implications for the UK of leaving the European Union'.
This re-opened the debate over whether he should be replaced by Costa Rican international back-up Keylor Navas.
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