31.   And until Pat Buchanan made the issue part of the presidential campaign, it seldom surfaced in political debate.

32.   And the political debate is over what to do about it.

33.   And they were moving quickly to use those powers to frame issues and add new dimensions to the political debate.

34.   Any political debate is an event that carries far more weight with opinion leaders than with the public at large.

35.   Arafat must also begin to allow more constructive forms of political debate in Palestinian-administered areas.

36.   As a practical matter, the political debate better not come down to such a stark choice.

37.   As Gore re-enters the political debate, the country is still divided, but it is a very different place from what it was a year ago.

38.   Aside from Iran, most other OPEC countries preferred not to risk being cast as villains in American political debate if oil prices remain high.

39.   As the two former politicians exchanged barbs, the judges frequently intervened, saying they could not have a political debate because it was irrelevant to the trial.

40.   As usual with HIV-AIDS, the recommendations became a political debate.