Sentence examples for the preceding debates from inspiring English sources

He is a formidably shrewd opponent, and most insiders think that when the next election is called, probably within the next year, the near-certain result is another minority government — though this one, quite possibly, with Ignatieff on top, particularly if he can do well in the preceding debates.

Not a single Tory backbencher who spoke in the preceding debate gave unqualified support to the chancellor.

Aside from the preceding debate on how to present classifications, several other philosophical debates are ongoing, and it is probable that several academic generations will pass before biological classification stabilizes and the systematists obtain a consensus.

By that time, Rick Santorum had already referenced the movie in the preceding undercard debate.

The opening stretch, though, was far more entertaining than most of the preceding 14 Republican debates so far this election season, even if the debate as a whole had the atmosphere of a funeral on Christmas Day.

The debate was up against Monday Night Football and the seventh game of the baseball playoffs, suggesting viewership would be lower than the preceding two presidential debates.

The preceding work is discussed, debated, dissected.

Although the show of hands in favor of the reform proposals was almost unanimous, the preceding 2 days of debate were far from docile.

During the preceding deliberations and in today's debate too, the question of the CE marking has received particularly close attention.

About a third of the Palin jokes came in the three days preceding the debate as damage grew from the Couric interview.

" Questions about the political distortion of intelligence have been a leitmotif of the Bush administration since the debates preceding the invasion of Iraq.