1.   And the issue has stirred intense debate.

2.   And while the rumblings have grown during the season, a column calling for his job this week in an Arizona paper has stirred debate in Phoenix.

3.   A big beer campaign that is stirring contentious debate has caused a rift between a hot creative agency and a leading trade publication.

4.   A particularly poignant example has recently stirred debate in Israel.

5.   But Elian will have graced the United States if part of his legacy is to stir debate on the issue of justice for all children.

6.   But it is sure to stir debate.

7.   But it has also stirred debate over how immigrant children find an identity in a foreign land.

8.   But Siegel wanted to stir debate on the law that he thinks was enacted without enough public discussion.

9.   But the proposal has stirred more debate than any other economic plan that Mrs. Whitman has presented since taking office.

10.   But the prospect of a quantum leap in car ownership is exciting consumers and stirring debate among Chinese authorities about its possible impact.