protracted debate

No one wants to get into that kind of protracted debate.

But what is sure to be a passionate, protracted debate has already started.

Instead of a quick decision, he got a protracted debate that continued into the weekend.

The selections are the result of protracted debates between Iraq's top political parties.

This is part of a protracted debate about truth and falsity.

Since then, its fate has been the subject of protracted debate and legal battles.

There was also a protracted debate over how many days the Serbs should be given to withdraw their weapons.

But like so much else in Albany, the deal disappeared last summer into the black hole of the protracted debate on the state budget.

After protracted debate suitable language was agreed upon for passage of a resolution by the Congress.

"These hospitals are not in a position to survive a protracted debate over charity care financing," he said.

We have become accustomed to protracted debates about who should serve on the Supreme Court.

The risk of protracted debates on architectures and standards result in long lead times or "academic argument".

The need for this legal status had been the subject of protracted debate and proposed legislation was narrowly defeated in 2005.

Republicans are deeply worried that they will be drawn into protracted debates with the White House.

This triggered a protracted debate in expert councils that continues to this day.

Nelson disagreed and a protracted debate between the army and naval commanders followed.

The two sides have been at the heart of protracted debates over how to fix New York hospitals' ailing financial picture.

Each issue has generated protracted debate.

"Whether the payment changes are warranted was a contentious subplot in the protracted debate over the legislation.

A protracted debate on those subjects in Washington could affect the debate in district races across the nation.

However, after protracted debates and on several articles, a new committee was appointed to reframe the Constitution.

These questions deserve protracted debate.

A protracted debate on the issue could mean that Wednesday's sale of $9.75 billion worth of two-year notes will be delayed.

Beyond me, Mother Gota had become engrossed in a protracted debate with the white crow.

This did not work and the name was finally changed, after a protracted debate, to the Society of Architectural Illustration in the 1990s.