fruitful debate
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffruitfulanddebate
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fruitful
adjective
uk/ˈfruːt.fəl/us/ˈfruːt.fəl/
formal
producing ...
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debate
noun
uk/dɪˈbeɪt/us/dɪˈbeɪt/
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people ...
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(Definition offruitfulanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffruitful debate
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We would have a much morefruitfuldebateabout steel nationalisation if we reformed our procedures first so that we could be given more information.
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We have had a long, interesting andfruitfuldebate.
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I am sure thatfruitfuldebateof the facts will, in this instance, lead to an acceptable solution.
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We have had afruitfuldebateon the code of practice.
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This has been afruitfuldebateduring which many valuable ideas have been put forward.
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This has been an unusually thoughtful andfruitfuldebate.
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I hope that it will carry on and providefruitfuldebateso that we can reach a good consensus on the correct way forward.
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I welcome this sign of interest and hope to have afruitfuldebatewith you on this important issue at a later stage.
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I am sure that we will have a veryfruitfuldebateon those proposals very soon.
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We have had an exceptionally thoughtful andfruitfuldebate.
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Had he raised those serious issues in a non-partisan way, we could have had afruitfuldebateon the quality of broadcasting.
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This too will certainly lead to further intensive andfruitfuldebate.
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I hope they have a pleasant stay and a veryfruitfuldebate.
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Allow me once again to thank you for a veryfruitfuldebate.
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That would have produced morefruitfuldebate.
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It would be afruitfuldebate, because it would lead to future discussions on environmental protection legislation, and the real problem which exists in that area.
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That is the aim of the strategy for natural resources, the result of vigorous often with disagreements but also extremelyfruitfuldebatethat has lasted for more than five years.
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There has been a long, intensive andfruitfuldebateon whether materials that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic could be used in exceptional cases.
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I have had the pleasure of listening to them all, and no one could have wished for a better-tempered or morefruitfuldebatethan we have enjoyed.
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This has been afruitfuldebate.
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