1.   The six leaders agreed that ASEAN should intensify debate on security and political issues through the mechanism of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conferences.

2.   But its decision, after two days of hearing evidence from specialists on both sides, seemed only to intensify the debate.

3.   But this time the role of technology and competition have intensified the debate over where the line should be drawn between responsible journalism and voyeuristic entertainment.

4.   But the scandal intensified the debate.

5.   Columbine has intensified a debate over school violence and gun control.

6.   Decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court this year have intensified the debate over systems in place to ensure diversity in the workplace and on campuses.

7.   In fact the recent findings appear to have only intensified the debate over animal consciousness as philosophers, psychologists and other scientists have been weighing in.

8.   In addition to raising serious concerns about a broader conspiracy, the shootings intensified the debate over gun control.

9.   It could also intensify debate over whether he can last beyond this year.

10.   It was an incident that intensified political debate a half a state away in the Legislature over stricter regulation of the powerful industry.