1.   His debating technique, however, disguised some fatal flaws and internal contradictions in Labour policy.

2.   Lieberman had spent the previous two days in the nearby university town of Richmond, rehearsing his debating technique.

3.   The president reported he had improved his debating techniques in trial runs he has been holding in this small town.

4.   President Bill Clinton and Republican rival Bob Dole put the final touches on their debating techniques Saturday ahead of their first televised encounter this weekend.