DPJ members such as Tamaki say the discussions are a healthy debate that will strengthen the alliance.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

And then the second half of the class, we turn our attentions to more of these issues of disagreement and debate within early Christianity, around issues such as Judaism and the Law,women's positions, politics,and the interpretation of scripture.

本课的第二部分，我们会把注意力转向早期基督教内的,分歧与争论，比如犹太教与摩西五经，妇女地位，政治，圣典解读。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

And also, discuss the debate over whether such cases are true or not; whether they could be taken as a real phenomena or a made-up phenomena, which is--there is a matter of a lot of controversy.

同时也讨论一下,这种现象是否真实存在,我们应该将它看作是真实的心理现象,还是人们主观想象出来的,这个问题存在着许多的争论

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

More broadly, many critics are asking why the debate is taking place at all, since it affects such a small number of women.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

During a long day of debate Saturday, Senate Majority leader, Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, had appealed to senators to advance the bill to the floor, saying it is their job to debate such a crucial issue.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23