Sentence examples for spoken debate from inspiring English sources

Reading in ancient Greece was considered the task of a technician, unlike the skills of spoken debate, rhetoric and philosophy which were the rights of the privileged intellectual elite (Svenbro, 1993).

President of Death Penalty Focus since 1994, he has "visited too many death rows" and he speaks, debates, writes and coordinates efforts to stop executions across the country.

"And, in honor of their namesake, Langston Hughes, students receive instruction in persuasive writing, public speaking, debate and poetry.

He noted that, since abortion has never been federally funded, the political debate about Planned Parenthood is, practically speaking, a debate about defunding women's preventive care.

Ordinary citizens routinely traveled great distances to hear politicians speak and debate.

2.50pm: David Laws, the education minister, speaks 3.10pm: Debate on a motion on early years.

Anyone who has ever watched Sanders speak – or debate – on television will be familiar with his enthusiastic gestures.

"There are a whole lot of groups that ask candidates to speak and debate," Mr. Green said.

Hope to speak in debate on why I will vote NO to a military attack on Syria.

Contemporary art may serve as a Trojan shark, so to speak, provoking debate about public representations of the body and freedom of expression.

Madison then volunteered to take notes of the proceedings and spoke in debate more than 200 times from May to September.