The long budget fight left little time to debate other issues.

This is not how a great nation should debate issues of war and peace.

As a result, the issue was never really debated in 1993.

At least then the real issues could have been debated.

Although the issue had been debated in the town for years, things started moving quickly about three weeks ago.

But without the director present to argue his case, she was left to debate the issue in her head.

The international community has not set a clear point in time at which this issue will be debated.

But the wine world is already starting to debate the issue.

They certainly have every right to debate the issue before it is settled.

The issue has at times been debated between the major political parties.