1.   But the cloak-and-dagger maneuvers, protracted negotiations and raucous public debate that preceded the closing of the deal made Thyssen-Bornemisza a target of heated criticism.

2.   If the opposition has its way, Zedillo may have to endure the indignity of listening to lawmakers from all parties put his political program to raucous debate.

3.   In her time with the United Nations, Mrs. Dick played a pivotal role in a raucous debate over a proposed resolution condemning racial discrimination.

4.   On a television screen there, the tally is officially announced, ending a raucous debate that descended into name-calling.

5.   The stadium measure produced a more raucous debate, with some council members sporting Yankee lapel pins or baseball caps.

6.   The vote came after nearly two hours of sometimes raucous debate, frequently interrupted by cheers and jeers from scores of tenants sitting in the Senate gallery.

7.   ORT and other Russian television stations regularly show the raucous debates on the parliament floor.

8.   After a raucous debate at a meeting Friday night, party delegates dropped long-time party leader Luis Alfaro Ucero as their candidate.

9.   An older woman said they would all vote for Zyuganov, setting off a raucous debate with other women who said the Communists knew nothing about economics.

10.   But he proved his detractors wrong by effectively handling the raucous debates with bursts of humor.