1.   As the title implies, she related theoretical debates about the nature of the state to the institutions of local government.

2.   At the same time, this is an area of considerable theoretical debate, disagreement and, many would argue, confusion.

3.   In botany the theoretical debate was less acute, although the prospect for the practical application of scientific knowledge was greater.

4.   Opinion poll-led policy-making has proven a disaster, yet open policy discussion and theoretical debate remains near non-existent.

5.   Shortly, we shall examine the theoretical debates within this school.

6.   This is entirely in keeping with the theoretical debate over academic freedom which we find in the literature.

7.   But on the Lazarsfeldian view theoretical debate without systematically provided empirical evidence is essentially sterile not to say unscientific.

8.   The interpretation of the Constitution is something that has been built upon an accumulation of theoretical debate.

9.   But it is still the only permitted forum for theoretical political debate.