1.   For a long time citizens were denied the right to air their views fully or to hold public debates.

2.   It would have been better to hold the debate during the day.

3.   The student union is holding a debate on immigration.

4.   They hold debates on a wide variety of topics.

5.   In addition, it was decided to hold a debate on decrees passed by Yeltsin since the coup, with deputies objecting to the increase in his executive powers.

6.   Russian government members, including Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, had opposed holding the debate, fearing the possible intensification of the dispute.

7.   Along the way a spirited debate was held over competing drug companies and which manufacturer might prevail in the marketing battle between Pepcid and Tagamet, two rival antacids.

8.   Although similar debates were held in previous elections, this is the first time that Israelis are voting separately for prime minister and for Parliament.

9.   A bipartisan conference committee would then hammer out a compromise after holding public debates.

10.   Bush officials complained that holding a debate near the library of a Democratic president was unfair.