Innovations from operations such a Dr Hodges' Seawater Foundation have the potential to be revolutionary, although some in the audience were happy to debate the importance of his and other solutions in the discussions that took place after panel debate.
After delivering the annual report to MPs the prime minister is expected to confront Tory leader William Hague in a Conservative sponsored Commons debate on the importance of Parliament.
The importance of health care in this debate is familiar to most of our readers.
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For Israel, the results of the American debate over the future of the war in Iraq are of critical importance.
There is a raging debate about the importance of mobile first and mobile-only software.
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The general debate highlighted the importance of the human factor in triggering and resolving crises.
They argue that voters must be woken up to the importance of the EU by injecting partisan debate into European politics.
Across the border, however, fewer Chinese regard India as an issue of immediate importance, and debate on the relationship is far more circumscribed.
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Other issues raised during the debate included the importance of access to green spaces for people living in urban areas and concerns that some schools still allow junk food to be sold in vending machines.
It is my hope that we will soon start a conversation on this topic, which I think is of utmost importance, and that should be at the center of our public debate.
And two, the way to claim the high ground in such a debate is to contrast that waste with projects of real importance (like the Katrina bridge).
Finally, and most important, Mr. Cain shifted the Republican debate on domestic policy toward the importance of economic growth.
The debate that followed focused on the importance of communication in a world of information overflow, and the need for deeper and stronger dialogue on the basis of a common humanity.
Over time, the economic importance of other parts of the country has been devastatingly downplayed, as the economic elite have narrowed the debate towards a London-centric view.
She said the matter was of "great importance" and said it was up to the Speaker, or whoever was chairing a debate, to decide what was said in the Commons.
The enormity of the oil sands resource has raised the stakes for both sides in the pipeline debate and placed undue importance on the outcome.
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Responding to the debate, Housing Minister Huw Lewis stressed the importance of helping house buyers to "ride the storm brewed up by the people of Whitehall".
In the parliamentary debate, British government spokesmen insisted on the importance of a UN mandate for military action, and on the narrow goal of disarming Iraq.
Justice Minister Lord McNally said the package of measures will ensure that debate on issues of public importance is able to thrive, whilst providing "appropriate remedies" for those who have been defamed.
It also said it recognised the importance of social housing and welcomed the Shelter report as an important contribution to the debate.
Opening a backbench business debate on 17 January 2012, Conservative Marcus Jones said the importance of town centres to the UK economy "could not be underestimated".
Before the debate, David Cameron used a Commons statement to stress the importance of the EU to Britain's economy but insisted he shared his backbenchers' desire for fundamental reform, in an attempt to see over a major rebellion.
In preparation for the 20th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media, and to sensitize the public about the importance of press freedom, freedom of expression, pluralism and tolerance as sources for democratic debate, 3 public announcement spots about the Windhoek Declaration were produced based on the ideas and opinions of young people on the Windhoek Declaration.
This is a momentous occasion, and I would hope that despite the sharp partisan tone, which has marked this debate, we can approach it with a sober sense of the historic importance of this matter.
Major producers may lose the echo-chamber debate in the short run, but convincing the public about food safety and the importance and healthy qualities of most processed foods is an endless marathon, not a sprint.
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The agenda covered the old chestnuts of the debate about the international financial architecture: how to involve the private sector in financial crises, the importance of international standards and codes of good practice, and the need for greater transparency.
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