continuing debate

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinueanddebate

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continue
verb
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juː/us
/kənˈtɪn.juː/
to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to ...
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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 ofcontinueanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this sense we offer a case study that, we believe, will contribute to thecontinuingdebateon the relationship between sociolinguists and social theory.
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While there is both an expansion of provision and some sense of focus there iscontinuingdebateabout the evidence base underpinning these services.
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It is a valuable and thought-provoking addition to acontinuingdebate.
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In explaining the past andcontinuingdebate, this article is necessarily selective.
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However, there is acontinuingdebateconcerning the most effective lighting type for phototherapy so that the implications of this treatment for general lighting practice are not clear.
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Another issue that is likely to be the focus ofcontinuingdebateis the status of generalization in research carried out within a social constructionist framework.
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In light of thecontinuingdebatesurrounding bilingual education, there has been a renewed interest to examine the perceptions and views on the subject from various constituents.
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The papers on geological evolution and palaeomagnetism further complicate the location of the missing track since there is acontinuingdebateabout whether hotspots are fixed or not.
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Thecontinuingdebatedemonstrates the inability of cognitive psychology to accept some highly significant aspects of our way of picking up the reality that is around us.
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T here iscontinuingdebateabout future trends in morbidity and t heir implications for the demand for care, but it would be wrong to assume unmanageable pressures.
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One of the most noticeable facets of the important andcontinuingdebateis that, in the main, the politicians keep out of it.
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I very much look forward to detailed andcontinuingdebateon these issues.
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Continuingdebateand closer coordination would make it possible to reach an agreement.
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I shall follow thecontinuingdebateon this issue with considerable interest.
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We are keeping under review thecontinuingdebateabout the appropriate balance of rights and obligations between the auditor, management and shareholders.
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We have had acontinuingdebateon one aspect of this issue, about which we are still no clearer.
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There is an element of morbidity in thiscontinuingdebate.
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I wish to deal now with an issue affecting the low paid that has been the subject ofcontinuingdebatefor many years.
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He indicated that it would be acontinuingdebate.
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