1.   A Council of Ministers meeting in mid-November had debated the idea, fiercely opposed by conservatives within the party, of turning state enterprises into share-holding companies.

2.   Colorado and Illinois are debating the idea of using revenue from the state lottery to offset defense costs.

3.   Gingrich reformed the party caucus, using it to force members to debate ideas, promising never to bring up legislation opposed by substantial numbers of Republicans.

4.   In cyberspace, fans debate his ideas through websites and discussion groups.

5.   It is not clear whether the House, which has never debated the idea, will accept the Senate bill as a substitute.

6.   It would be nice if Gore and Bush were to debate competing ideas.

7.   Rather than grapple with conservatives and debate their ideas on the merits, too many liberals find it easier to demonize them as beastly and inhuman.

8.   Several ideas have been debated.

9.   This is not a good atmosphere in which to debate grand ideas.

10.   This might not matter if the conventions were at least places where genuine political ideas were debated, or even discussed.