Sentence examples for set off debate from inspiring English sources

The profoundly controversial idea of broad-based screening has already set off debate in Israel among advocates for women and those in the medical and scientific fields.

France's draft immigration law has set off debate about what constitutes a family.

HARVEY FIERSTEIN, who set off debate by saying he would appear as Mrs. Claus in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

KAPALUA, HAWAII — Camilo Villegas's disqualification from the Tournament of Champions for a rules violation spotted by a television viewer has set off debate, and some anger, among players.

What the jury had to decide, and what set off debate outside as well as inside the courtroom, was what Mr. Ravi and Mr. Clementi were thinking.

The Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, 75, whose recent illness set off debate over succession, said in remarks broadcast Thursday that he would not bequeath power to his son.

The stains regularly set off debates in Jackson Heights, which attracts visitors from a mix of paan-chewing countries like Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.

A20 Mr. Reagan's death has set off debates among Republicans about honoring him on the nation's currency or coins.

Her political views have come into the spotlight, too, setting off debate among outsiders about their seeming contradictions.

Today, Mr. Mahathir, who has ruled Malaysia since 1981, said the party needed to groom new leaders to face future challenges, setting off debate outside the meeting about whether he should himself step down.

Crime has risen in the state's largest cities, setting off debate over whether the proposition is responsible.