The public debate about the quota is a sign of progress, and so is the fact that it has not been increased.

公众对于配额的争论就是进步的表现，配额没有增加，这也是进步的表现。

youdao

Given that Gruber was providing this kind of technical consulting, should he have recused himself entirely from the public debate?

既然格鲁伯在提供这类技术咨询，那么，他是否应该完全回避公共辩论？

youdao

If he had, the public debate would have been much poorer; again, there aren't many people in a position to do the kind of quantitative assessments Gruber does.

如果他这样做了，公共辩论将实际意义将大减；再者，将没有几个人去做格鲁伯做的那种定量评估了。

youdao

Before the summit began there was considerable public debate over bonuses paid to bankers, and efforts to limit them.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The president is now attempting to regain the political momentum in the health care debate by trying to reassure the public.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg says Republicans have had some success during the health care debate in tapping into public concerns about too much government involvement in health care.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

That (so far) no Americans have contracted strange genetic diseases has not shifted the public debate.

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"The public debate tends to be black and white, emotive and headline-grabbing, " he says.

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Today, the public debate in the US revolves around one question: When are we leaving Iraq?

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