31.   Although the government studied the issue for two years, the change sparked a heated nationwide debate.

32.   Among those who work at or watch black newspapers, there is heated debate over whether they should be painting a more nuanced picture of black life and leadership.

33.   Among scientists and forensic experts, the issue of the reliability of DNA testing has made for heated debates and sometimes vitriolic, even personal attacks.

34.   And Congress is in the midst of heated debate over a bill designed to foster development of such alternative rockets through direct financial support.

35.   An explosive report on how sanctions against a rebel army in Angola are being broken, and by whom, provoked a heated debate Wednesday in the Security Council.

36.   And soon the heated debate exposed the anxieties over old labels and new identities that still simmer in this changing society.

37.   Anderson goaded fellow hostages into heated debates, badgered one into teaching him a foreign language and created his own form of sign language and tapping noises to communicate.

38.   Another question that is the subject of heated debates is the effect of alcohol on breast-cancer risk.

39.   Another version, by long-time corporate secretary M. Lawrence Oliverio, include accounts of more heated debate.

40.   At that point, Wisconsin and Oklahoma appealed to the Supreme Court, followed two months later, after a heated internal debate, by the Clinton administration.