Sentence examples for sham debate from inspiring English sources
The New York Times, by its elaborate contrivance of a sham debate, and by the transparent omissions of its analysis, has done a conspicuous disservice to public discussion.
Sham debates tend to reinforce divisions, while honest debate truly engages the participants, gives them a stake in the outcome and opens avenues for compromise that hadn't been considered before.
The Administration arrived at a policy -- to support the election schedule, but to make no predictions about the fairness of the ballot and to be ready to declare it a sham -- after an extended debate between the United States and its European allies over the ability of the Cambodian Government to carry out a fair election.
The issue of knowingly exposing participants in placebo-controlled surgical trials (PCSTs) to the harms of a sham procedure has polarised debate about their ethical acceptability [ 4– 8].
There is only so much space in the national discourse on health and it is a sham to consider we are debating health when we debate Obamacare.
Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers feel that the economic policy debate is a sham (and one side is to blame).
"Congress's appeal for a debate is a sham as they have never respected commitments made in parliamentary debates," said Prakash Javadekar, a B.J.P. spokesman, at a news conference on Thursday.
The whole budget debate, then, is a sham.
Appropriate sham interventions for acupuncture have been widely debated and several placebo needles have been introduced and tested [ 47, 48].
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, a physician, declared during floor debate that medical marijuana is a sham.
