prolonged debate

collocation in English

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prolonged
adjective
uk
/prəˈlɒŋd/us
/prəˈlɑːŋd/
continuing for a ...
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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 ofprolongedanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was aprolongeddebateon what was appropriate education for women.
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The list represents the outcome of aprolongeddebateover the role of government in promoting access, innovation, competition, and 'competitiveness'.
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I do not want to renew theprolongeddebatewhich we had only a few weeks, ago.
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It is my wish that we shall have the greatest possible opportunity for aprolongeddebateon these issues.
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It does not look at first sight as if there was any particular reason for anyprolongeddebate.
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It seemed to me to be a matter more worthy of aprolongeddebatethan questions.
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We might indeed have aprolongeddebateabout the respective meanings of "acceptability", "consent" and a great many other words.
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I could enter aprolongeddebateon the circumstances in which they might not be available.
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Do not do these things, and do not imagine thatprolongeddebateon wages is a substitute for putting up production.
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It has been aprolongeddebate, but much of importance has been said.
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There has beenprolongeddebatein another place.
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In addition, there would be aprolongeddebateon the implications of family courts.
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One part deals with medical advice and treatment for children in schools, and is relevant to yesterday'sprolongeddebate.
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Moreover, had we all stood up it would have resulted in a veryprolongeddebate.
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I have not ventured to intervene in order to initiate aprolongeddebate.
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I do not think it calls for anyprolongeddebate.
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First, afterprolongeddebatein another place, the provision making certain small thefts triable only by the magistrates was removed.
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We are going to have aprolongeddebate, and it will be possible for every point to be raised.
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Aprolongeddebateis the only mechanism for achieving that.
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Therefore, there was not a veryprolongeddebate.
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