Intellectual growth and flexibility are fostered on debate and questioning.

智力的增长和灵活性是通过辩论和提问来培养的。

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See, e.g, the note on Debate: Does REST Need a Description Language?

例如，看看前年infoQ上关于 争论：REST需要描述语言么？

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The acrimonious debate on the agenda ended indecisively.

对这项议程的激烈辩论无果而终。

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The proposal was a surprise because the two companies have been on opposite sides of the debate over net neutrality.

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Now it's--I think it's still the dominant academic view, but there's a big debate and there are partisans on both sides.

现在，这种观点-我认为仍然是主流的学术观点，但是对此学术界也存在激烈的争论,并且双方都有自己的阵营。

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And I know there's debate on campus about the extent to which there is segregation within the Yale community.

我知道学校里有人在讨论,隔离的现象是否存在于,耶鲁大学里面。

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This year the festival dispensed with red carpet photocalls and put more focus on debate and discussion.

BBC: Edinburgh Film Festival appoints Fujiwara as director

Leadership presence matters, so on debate nights and on the campaign trail overall, watch for the tells.

FORBES: What Obama and Romney's Body Language Will Reveal in the Debates

So it was on debate night, so as a consequence we then scheduled for date night on Saturday.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event