The debate reaches to the heart of the American enterprise here.

The debate over Iraq reached deep into domestic Soviet politics.

And in Washington, the debate over immigration reform has reached a time of decision.

That debate reached 16 million viewers, by far the most-watched night ever for the program.

The debate reached its peak in the middle 1980s.

In Europe, too, the debate about climate change has reached a dimension which is putting social achievements at risk.

In any event, the debate on Ignalina has now reached a very practical stage.

Now the debate over fur has reached living rooms round the country.

The debate had reached a point where he felt logic had broken down.

The result, he said, is that many important debates never reach the masses because they take place only in English.