With most or all of the ministers expected to speak, the debate could last the entire day, a senior government official said.

Each debate lasted for around one and a half hours.

The debate on the Senate floor lasted less than two hours.

The debate itself begins at 9pm/2am and lasts 90 minutes.

The debate over this change, which was made in 1993, lasted more than a year.

Officials close to the negotiations said each debate would last 90 minutes.

After a debate lasting several hours they sent for Mackenzie.

The debate will last for days, and any number of amendments may be adopted.

The debate in England lasted only for a few years.

The debate would last until the beginning of the 18th century.