Sentence examples for years a debate from inspiring English sources

For years, a debate raged among Middle East analysts on how connected the many conflicts in the region were.

Mr. Eyal said that for years a debate has raged over whether NATO could even act outside of Europe.

For years, a debate has been going on about scandals in Washington, with blame being directed, from various quarters, at the press, the courts, prosecutors, and Congress.

Yet for years, a debate has raged as to whether premiums are too high, competition too constrained, and the insurers too closely intertwined with the mortgage and real estate professionals who send business their way.

For the past eight years a debate over the pace and style of urban development has dominated the political life of Raleigh, at times paralyzing the City Council and submerging most other issues at the polls.

Pattern recognition has been plagued since its beginnings by the elusiveness of its very nature, permeated as it is by a scientific as well as an engineering outlook, and over the years a debate has taken place among scholars aimed at clarifying its role and function.

The following year a debate between party leaders in Canada was moved because of an ice-hockey match.

Usually at this time of year, a debate rages about a certain bronze statue presented by the Downtown Athletic Club.

For more than a year, a debate has been playing out in Washington over whether or not law enforcement should have access to encrypted data.

TWENTY years ago a debate erupted about whether there were specific "Asian values".

When monetary union was first seriously discussed in Europe, thirty years ago, a debate began about the question of convergence.