Sentences with phrase «political debate»

I don't engage in political debate in the classroom, either, as that is not the place for it.

Last year, the city saw quite a bit of political debate over it.

But what I suspect the question means is yet a third thing: whether religious leaders ought to inject their religious views into political debates over the secular issues confronting society.

THE continuing political debate about the direction of the Australian government's pulp and paper research programme looks set to heat up.

This question is a source or anxiety for seniors — and will become an even hotter source of political debate as people start living longer.

Often I hear from folks who are struggling to engage in political debates with their friends and parents in a respectful, loving manner.

Perhaps the most peculiar aspect of current political debates centres on education policy.

Climate change is the subject of huge political debate at the moment, and the legislation that surrounds it has become increasingly complex.

People who engage in heated political debate usually understand that things get ugly fast.

The negative income tax experiments were designed to influence political debate on income support policy in at least two ways.

However, what is much more questionable is the need for the prohibition to be extended beyond the main party political debate and outside election periods.

As with most political debates that involve video games, no end appears to be in sight.

While climate change is a topic of much political debate these days, buildings and tenants have decided to plan for the unexpected, rather than argue over it.

The exhibition closes on a moment of resonance with contemporary political debates — two series which question the documentary value of press photography.

I have had mixed feelings over the last eight years as the American political debate over the economy has become more focused on the institutional and external forces holding workers back.

There is absolutely no doubt that we as individuals need to get back into circulation in our local parties and generate real political debate.

The paper's authors note that the findings are situated within some broader political debates about education systems in general.

While political debate over stem cells continues, the science has made tremendous strides during the past 18 months.

Much like political debates, each side has their own belief and followers and others are undecided, which the debates can help them make a choice.

That is still where political debates are won and lost.

Strong protections for the right to protest are essential to meaningful and informed political debate and discussion.

I have followed with great interest the ongoing political debate about how to fix unemployment and create jobs to stir the economy.

On the domestic front, however, partisan political debate was taking hold.

It is not dishonest to portray this as a genuine political debate.

Many political debates involve controversy over the relevant facts.

But this is not what televised political debates are (mainly) about.

Many forest researchers consider feeding their results into the global political debate a part of their jobs.

Environmental issues have barely surfaced during recent political debates.

It suggests that there is something terribly wrong with the way we are conducting political debate in this country.

Beyond that, the austerity panic party managed to abruptly reset the terms of the overall political debate.

That shows how little they think this entire political debate matters.

In 2013, keeping interest rates low was a hot political debate.

Could go the total opposite way, but it makes for a great political debate.

This is entirely legitimate political debate and if that causes you «a great deal of frustration» I'm sorry, but there it is.

I'm always up for a friendly political debate.

The government's flagship Free Schools are under greater scrutiny than most because their very existence is part of a huge political debate about the direction of education policy.

One way is to frame the benefits differently — economic competition and innovation, national security, improved learning, or more substantial political debate — for different constituencies.

We need to resolve the seminal political debate of whether government is the solution or the problem.

But political debate rarely stops for the lack of adequate data.

It was typical of the type of rhetoric he'd deploy, turning what could be a standard political debate into one about people's personal vulnerability to change.

I honestly can't think of a more tedious political debate to have.

The first date is all about enjoying the company of someone new and intriguing, so aim to avoid provoking political debates and stories about past relationships.

Serious reform requires changing policy, and that means political debate.

Reports of rents doubling have prompted fresh political debates over the issue of rent controls.