1.   We asked a company spokesman to join the debate, but he refused to participate.

2.   He agreed to join the debate.

3.   The controversial Tory MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn has joined the debate about anonymity in rape cases.

4.   The former Solicitor General has joined the debate over anonymity in rape cases.

5.   Speaking through his solicitor he refused to join the debate over the identification of defendants in rape cases.

6.   And Homeland Defense director Tom Ridge has joined the debate.

7.   Attorneys general from several states have joined the debate, discussing how to block the EchoStar and DirecTV merger.

8.   Agree or not, the important thing is to join the debate.

9.   Bush too had thought of joining the debate through satellite but decided Wednesday to attend in person.

10.   But this time, the Republican nominee, James Gilmore III, has eagerly joined the debate.