The debate is over the proposition What the world needs now is nuclear energy. True or false?

So the important question, I think, is not this debate over whether the Internet is going to help the good guys more than the bad guys.

Unfortunately, its importance is often overlooked in the debate over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for human health and the environment.

She also drew a connection between the peace process and the debate over L.G.B.T. students.

However, this announcement did not bring the debate over the Syrian presence to an end.

Debate over the role of the United Nations and its future is a sign of its continued engagement with the issues of our day.

Everybody I mean, we debate over what's fair but everybody agrees that harm and fairness matter.

I believe in the power of diplomacy and engagement. I prioritize dialogue over debate or declaration.

Over the next few days, I will reflect carefully on the points made during the debate.

We very much hope that the current debate over the agenda will be kept in perspective.

Brazil has taken the debate over this issue to the most varied and important international forums.

This possibility became part of the debate over the Syrian presence in Lebanon and fuelled it further.

For his part, the far right leader, Jean Marie Le Pen, says that he is very happy with this evolution. Indeed, the debate over national identity is nothing new.

The lack of legitimate institutions needed to rebuild the rule of law is evident in the debate over what authority and whose judgment ought to be exercised over Saddam Hussein. Should the tribunal be national or international?

The internal debate in the FOMC represents a healthy and long overdue recognition that the central bank may be digging itself into an ever deeper hole by committing to misguided policies aimed at the wrong problem. A comparable debate is raging over fiscal policy.

This is not just another plenary debate.

This is the background for today's debate.

BERKELEY Across the globe, the debate over fiscal consolidation has the distinct sound of two sides talking past one another.

This conundrum is symbolized by the debate over detaining terrorism suspects without charge or trial. Initially, Blair attempted to force through detention without charge for up to 90 days.

The debate over the past three years, however, has highlighted key differences between States as regards therapeutic cloning and embryo research.

The debate on Security Council reform has been taking place for over 12 years now, and the issues are widely known.

The debate over the impact that new nickel projects will have on New Caledonia's pristine maritime environment began some years ago.

In fact, largely unbeknownst to the protagonists in this debate over models, an evidentiary revolution is already underway. While older members of the economics establishment continue to debate the merits of competing analytical frameworks, younger economists are bringing to bear important new evidence about how the economy operates.

When the debate on an item is concluded because there are no other speakers, the Chairperson shall declare the debate closed.

When the debate on an item is concluded because there are no other speakers, the Chairman shall declare the debate closed.

As Argentina is presiding over the Security Council this month of January 2005, we proposed to convene an open debate on Haiti in the hope of finding realistic and lasting solutions.

The present debate on old versus new threats is, to my mind, a false debate, and the effect has largely been that neither is dealt with.

The recent debate over copyright laws like SOPA in the United States and the ACTA agreement in Europe has been very emotional.

Then there is the unnecessary debate about absorptive capacity.

Al Jazeera has no shortage of enemies, from the most radical Islamic fundamentalists to American and Israeli intelligence gatherers. And, between these two extremes, there is fierce debate over whether Al Jazeera is friend or foe.

As a corollary to those developments, the general debate over the legal status of genetic resources located in the sea bed in areas beyond national jurisdiction is also taking on increasing intensity.

The US South Korea debate over nuclear weapons should show both sides that their 59 year old alliance urgently needs to be updated.

Indeed, during the general debate, an overwhelming majority of States referred to their frustration over the untenable stagnation at the Conference on Disarmament.

International concern and debate over energy has grown increasingly over the past two decades, with the issues of poverty alleviation (energy for the poor), environmental risks and climate change now taking centre stage.

So India s political debate over the entry of foreign retailers into the market, while heated, is probably already outdated. The real question is how India s creaking supply chains will respond when consumers leapfrog hypermarkets and go online.

This old debate is at the core of today s profound divisions over how Europe should respond to its debt crisis. The same question is dividing American politics in the lead up to November s presidential and congressional elections.

The current debate takes over from the previous consideration of the subject in the Security Council on 20 July 2004, under the Romanian presidency.

But debate about the fundamentals of the global economy is far from over. Indeed, there has been a new wave of heated discussion about whether companies should put profits or the common good first.

The list of speakers for the general debate is now open.

Whether that is a wholly accurate representation is the subject of continuing historical debate.

My hope is that that discussion will draw upon the richness of the debate we have had today and that, over the course of next week, we can move to finalize and adopt a text.

The dispute opened a new front in a national debate over the future of a country torn over peace negotiations between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or the FARC, a guerrilla group.

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