Sentence examples for triggering a debate from inspiring English sources

Air pollution in New Delhi rose to record levels in winter, triggering a debate about whether the Indian capital had now caught up with Beijing.

In it, Aslan examines a group of ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews known as the Haredim, whose numbers and influence have in recent years grown dramatically, triggering a debate in Israeli society about the relation of religion to democratic politics.

The challenges to the transplant rules have drawn national attention, triggering a debate on both the regime, and on the question of whether or not judges should intervene in medical policy, particularly in procedures as tricky as transplants.

A parliamentary petition opposing the exclusion of art, drama, music and other creative subjects from the EBacc has been signed by more than 100,000 people, triggering a debate on the issue in parliament, due to be held on 4 July.

Photos of the statues went viral after they were posted on Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo, triggering a debate over whether the Buddhas constituted art.

So the stage was set for some real hypocrisy-lols when, back in January, the same test was applied to Donald Trump after an online petition to have him barred reached 570,000 signatures, triggering a debate in Parliament.

The scene triggered a debate online.

Snowden hoped to trigger a debate "about the kind of world we want to live in".

The incident triggers a debate among the grown-ups about interpretation.

The protests have triggered a debate about universities that is unlikely to abate soon.

Her arrest triggered a debate in Japan about artistic freedom and women's rights.