Sentences with phrase «hour debate on the issue»

Labour backbenchers on the procedure committee aren't impressed by Hague's unexpected last - minute motion, produced yesterday evening, for a one - hour debate on the issue later today.

The nearly eight - hour debate on the issue was among the longest, so far, this legislative session.

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In a recent book by Dr. Peter Cook (Mothering Denied) describes better than most others the difficulties that Dr. Jay Belsky has had convincing his fellow scientists that social ideology is passing for, if not dictating, scientific interpretations of studies on this issue (as is true for the bedsharing debate), in favor of dismissing the serious concerns and negative developmental correlates of infants and children being placed for long hours, early in their lives, in daycare centers.

The one - hour debate between Sutton and Yepsen focused on many of the issues facing Saratoga Springs voters — including the potential impact of an expanded Saratoga Casino and Raceway, calls for more EMS and fire department service in the city, and issues with downtown traffic and parking.

There was heavy lobbying on both sides of the issue — with yellow cab drivers who were against the legislation surrounding the Capitol with their cabs and livery drivers who spent hours debating legislators in the halls.

Over the course of an hour - long debate at the Woodstock Playhouse Monday, October 24, Congressional candidates Democrat Zephyr Teachout and Republican John Faso answered moderators» questions on trade, executive authority, the battle against ISIS and other issues, all while circling back to core campaign themes.

The following Monday, a codes committee meeting chaired by Assemblyman Joe Lentol dragged on for over two hours as lawmakers debated issues such as GMO labelling and daily fantasy sports.

During the hour - long debate Adam Bello and Cheryl Rozzi sparred on issues like the fees collected by the DMV, and how the situation with passport fees waived by the former county clerk was handled.

The measure passed 24 to 12 on a bipartisan vote after more than 21/2 hours of debate on one of the most controversial issues...

The one - hour debate may touch on a few other issues beyond the ins and outs of pension - plan management.

The bill, which technically deals with revenue issues in the state, passed after nearly three and a half hours of debate that touched on a variety of issues.

On Tuesday, Taylor walked onto the chamber floor at 5:52 p.m., as Keith Wright and Al Graf entered the third hour of racially tinged debate about criminal justice issues and changes that should be made after the fatal arrest of Eric Garner.

As national magazines and newspapers debate what it means to be literate in a computer age in which students butcher language in text messages and open books less and less outside the classroom, Greenhow has found a virtual creative writing boom among students spending long hours writing stories and poetry to paste on their blogs for feedback from friends, or creating videos on social issues to bring awareness to a cause.

Even if another public hearing is held after school hours, which would offer a better opportunity for rich debate on the issue of teacher contracts, they aren't going away anytime soon — they are the law of the land, for now.

The vote on the bill came at the end of about five hours of emotional debate Monday, which followed eight hours of debate on the issue during a rare Saturday session of the Senate.

One issue, for me, is that an environment - focused debate centered on kilowatt - hours and greenhouse gas emissions misses the priceless societal value of wider access to cleaner, brighter lighting.