1.   Although the debate centered on the qualifications of Foster to be surgeon general, the political contest behind it was important.

2.   And in other cases, the debate centers on the degree to which a fib becomes a major offense.

3.   Barring a sharp economic downturn, though, the budget debate will center on Social Security.

4.   A broader debate centers on whether recidivism rates among sex offenders justify the harsh spotlight of the new law.

5.   But the debate on Monday centered on efforts by members of both parties to overturn or circumvent that rule.

6.   But the most stirring debate centered on a proposal to ax a separately funded program to provide health insurance for legal immigrant children.

7.   Critics say the child care debate has centered on single issues, such as Head Start, the preschool program to educate poor children.

8.   Debate centers around the dryline in western Texas, the boundary between dry air from the Rockies and humid air from the Gulf of Mexico.

9.   Debate centers more around the cost of the carrots to be offered to lure Pyongyang to what the South hopes is an ultimately self-destructive opening to the real world.

10.   Debate here centers not on whether there will be a recession, but on its strength and duration.