1.   How can the party stifle debate on such an important issue?

2.   How can this party stifle debate on such a crucial issue?

3.   Martial law continues to stifle political debate in the country.

4.   The fear of sounding racist has conspired to stifle debate and suppress legitimate scientific inquiry.

5.   Opposition leaders accused the government of introducing a guillotine motion to stifle debate.

6.   ...a shameless attempt to stifle democratic debate.

7.   Critics have accused the U.S. of trying to stifle debate.

8.   But critics of genetically engineered foods have said the timetable represents an attempt to stifle debate.

9.   Critics of genetically engineered foods said the timetable represented an attempt to stifle debate on the crops.

10.   Even Democrats concede that the Republicans are doing nothing to stifle debate that the Democrats themselves did not do.