But my amusement comes from the way on which, as always happens, when we open a discussion, have an inquiry into, about how such and such an area of life should be regulated we get the same groups leaping in with the same old arguments.
The Alito nomination presented a valuable opportunity to open a national discussion - one that, unfortunately, was almost entirely missed when Senate hearings devolved into a partisan show trial.
He would open with a discussion of how many people in Bel Air had lost limbs.
To dispel the tension, I open with a discussion about Tolstoy's War and Peace, which describes the war of the Russian people against the invading Napoleon.
Mr. SYKES: Well, what I'd like to see is a more open discussion that would lead to a definition that might capture the essence of the characteristics of things we call planetary bodies.
Mr. SYKES: Well, you know, I think that if there had been a more open discussion with greater participation, that maybe a comment like that would have some merits, but you know, there's a great community of people on the outside who study planets who were not even a part of the process.
One effect of the frenzy has been more money for research, which has helped to open up a more detailed discussion on the relationship between music, the brain and brain development.
That relationship is strong and it is a relationship that allows for a free and open discussion of ideas and positions.
If that was the agent's intention, why wasn't this made clear before the January transfer window and we could then have a fair and open discussion?
Your aging parent(s) have the potential to suck you into a financial hole but you avoid having an open, non-confrontational discussion (possibly with a professional present) to address these issues.
Many directors see the main weakness of their boards in a lack of open and critical discussion.
Eric Leenders, of the British Bankers' Association, told the BBC that banks did have a clear idea of how much their services cost, but the industry would welcome a "healthy, open discussion".
In order to raise awareness about current bioethical dilemmas in Gabon, this training will include a public session, in the form of a roundtable discussion, open to the press, which will be held on the premises of Radio Television Gabon (RTG) with the participation of national and international experts.
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It is a good thing that more open discussion is beginning.
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So it was that, in the only venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos that is open to the public, there was a panel discussion about who benefits from major sporting events.
We'll have open discussion on potential trades, and a lot of them may be our own what-if scenarios, but we'll explore all avenues to try to better our roster, to increase the competition on our roster.
"The captaincy slot is open, but a decision will be made after a discussion, " he said.
Instead, have a frank, open, and an up-front discussion about your preferences, expectations, and policies.
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We are trying to draw the conceptual and ethical background of a discussion which is probably set to remain open.
But in a world which expects to discover truth through open-ended discussion, the treatment of these turbulent priests made them into popular heroes.
We were at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for a panel discussion on the topic "Africa is open for business" - an opportunity, it was hoped, to steer this hastily re-arranged tour back towards its intended theme of promoting trade and industry.
These grievances have been felt for a long time, but under Mr Suharto's rule open discussion of religious and ethnic disputes was prohibited, forcing the issues underground, and perhaps hardening attitudes.
"We are encouraged that these efforts have sparked an open discussion about maximizing value for the Exchange, " Mack said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
The Redditch board plans to hold a fans forum at Valley Stadium on Monday where they will hold an open discussion over the best way out of their immediate financial problems.
Managers should gather company leaders for an open discussion on how to handle the trauma in-house, and then respond as a collective, says social psychologist C.
During a debate in the assembly, Mr Millar also said it was time for an open discussion about whether people seeking medical treatment for injuries sustained while drunk should continue to be treated for free.
This found that there was something of a "mood move" in Scotland: that a tranche of voters previously hostile to independence now appeared to be, at least, open to discussion and persuasion.
How to participate: On the public, open-access discussion forum you are welcome to discuss education-related issues that you think should be a priority in the next development agenda.
His confirmation hearing marked a key moment in which we had an important opportunity to approach the kind of open, public analysis and discussion for which Clarke has called.
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