11.   Americans have a chance to shape the debate as the election rolls around.

12.   Both campaigns see the debates as an arena where they play up the strengths of their candidates and exploit the weaknesses of their opponents.

13.   Bradley has dismissed those assertions as scare tactics and he characterized them in a recent debate as the most offensive charges made by Gore in the campaign.

14.   -- Toxic air, soil and water pollution in Mexican cities was identified during the NAFTA debate as among the most serious problems.

15.   A chilling discovery about the possible nature of a Soviet biological warfare agent has fueled a debate as to whether the current anthrax vaccine will adequately protect American troops.

16.   A companion spending measure in the House remained under debate as conservative Republican members offered dozens of amendments to protest what they felt were inappropriate social policy decisions.

17.   A public debate as to what form the final merger will take will be held within the next few months by the Boston City Council.

18.   Actually, there is still considerable debate as to how much the United States has truly invested in Russian reform.

19.   Advocates sell debate as a way of learning that it works in any classroom, regardless of subject.

20.   Bush, campaigning in Michigan and South Carolina, cast the debate as a battle over the size of government.