1.   A new book criticising Hollywood has provoked fierce debate in the US.

2.   Abortion has been the subject of extensive debate in the US.

3.   After a brief debate in the parliament, his scheme was dismissed as inappropriate.

4.   After lengthy debates in each national parliament, ratification took a further year to complete.

5.   An area certain to generate debate in the coming weeks is the exact size and shape of any tax cuts.

6.   Any question about taxation is likely to produce a lively debate in parliament.

7.   He evoked portions of the Bible to justify slavery in a speech he prepared for a debate in the Alabama Senate.

8.   Health care dominated the public debate in the presidential campaign four years ago.

9.   His withdrawal from one debate in Iowa forced cancellation of the event.

10.   It seethes with passionate opinion in a way that rarely Marks debates in Washington.