At times, the level of discourse plummets alarmingly.
Mr. van Praag, who attended some of the hearings, expressed disappointment in the level of discourse.
HAROLD O. LEVY, the interim schools chancellor, wants to elevate the level of discourse at the Board of Education.
If those tools are improving the level of discourse but no one knows that, what's the point?
He invoked optimism and unity, trying to raise the level of discourse while trying to avoid the Bush-bashing that has defined his campaign to date.
Huntsman's entry into the GOP race may well raise the level of discourse, especially as he begins participating in the debates.
But before I turn over the podium, I do want you to know just how debased the level of discourse has become.
Each side said it could support its accusations with facts and blamed its opponent for breaking vows to raise the level of discourse.
Okay, so the level of discourse may be mundane in the extreme, but so arguably is that of Vladimir and Estragon in Waiting for Godot.
"He's dragged down the level of discourse for years and years," Professor Marshall Berman says... Jeffries had taught only introductory black studies in recent years, and even that seemed less an academic exercise than a tour of his preoccupations.
The level of discourse is fairly high and on point, thanks to the presence of moderators, who, along with policing for offensive or inappropriate postings, will pass questions along to other registered users.
