intellectual debate

collocation in English

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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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 ofintellectualanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Flying in the face of theintellectualdebateabout learned language it sets out to demystify spoken and written communication.
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Rather, it has generated a great deal ofintellectualdebateand research, creating a sense of revitalization in the field of phonology.
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A high premium was placed on curiosity, a preparedness to notice the unexpected, and a firm commitment to engage inintellectualdebate.
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The current mania for building museums as iconic and emblematic buildings, or as city marketing tools, is completely divorced from anyintellectualdebateabout their content.
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I suppose there will be anintellectualdebateat some stage about the appropriation and appropriateness of taking these voices into conversation with other genres, but it hasn't happened yet.
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It was therefore impossible to conduct a properintellectualdebateabout it.
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It is more helpful to discuss practical matters rather than to have a purelyintellectualdebate.
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Consistency in policies is not anintellectualdebate, but an absolute necessity if we want to redefine a new development model.
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I doubt, however, whether any of those parties would say that theintellectualdebateis yet concluded and resolved.
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No democracy can thrive without livelyintellectualdebate, no democracy can thrive without political alternatives, and no democracy can thrive without the media.
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It is important that we should keep ahead inintellectualdebate.
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In the middle of all theintellectualdebateabout civil liberties, it is easy to forget why we are here today.
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At another time and in another place, we might have an interestingintellectualdebateabout where the line lies between operational responsibility and some form of accountability.
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Although we may be treating the matter as anintellectualdebate, it is not seen as that by the people who are affected by the provision.
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What has happened to theintellectualdebate?
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Almost more than half of the population of the village is educated and bears much interest inintellectualdebateand controversy.
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War is not anintellectualdebate, and in the war against social evils there are no rules of fair play....
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He effectively managed and selected each of the translators, and reviewed some of their work, encouragingintellectualdebate.
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Politics became inseparably entwined with cultural or intellectual debates from the onset.
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