passionate debate

collocation in English

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passionate
adjective
uk
/ˈpæʃ.ən.ət/us
/ˈpæʃ.ən.ət/
having very strong feelings ...
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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 ofpassionateanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What rousespassionatedebateare the means to be used; or the problem of value pluralism; or one of the other "easy targets" which are discussed above.
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It is therefore natural that it should be a lively, evenpassionatedebate, and one in which there are divergent views.
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We have had an entertaining and, at times,passionatedebateon the new clauses.
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It has been an extremely well-informed and oftenpassionatedebate.
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I am pleased to have been able to inject a neutral note into thispassionatedebate.
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It is one of those contentious international issues that provokepassionatedebateborn of deep-seated feelings.
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This has been apassionatedebate, and rightly so.
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We have had a rather extensive and at timespassionatedebate.
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A major difference is the fact that its subject is already a matter ofpassionatedebate.
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This has been apassionatedebate, and his contribution typifies it.
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This has been an interesting and sometimespassionatedebate, and it is long overdue.
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This has been an interesting and at timespassionatedebatewith certain outstanding features.
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We have had an interesting andpassionatedebate, full of sur- prises.
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We have had an important andpassionatedebateon an issue that is clearly crucial to us.
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The protection of biotechnological inventions is primarily a technical issue, with legal implications, even if yesterday'spassionatedebatemostly focused on the ethical and moral side.
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Methodologies remain a matter ofpassionatedebateamongst teachers; approaches vary depending on the beliefs a teacher holds regarding educational psychology.
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In the ensuing weeks, apassionatedebatewas fought between pro and anti-merger supporters.
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Overwhelming turnout andpassionatedebateamongst the audience marked this highly publicised event, which lasted over 4 hours.
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We have had passionate debates recently, for example about student grants.
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