constructive debate

collocation in English

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constructive
adjective
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/kənˈstrʌk.t̬ɪv/
If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or ...
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debate
noun
uk
/dɪˈbeɪt/us
/dɪˈbeɪt/
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people ...
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These two chapters provide aconstructivedebateabout what is needed, what is possible and what is evident from research.
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We look forward to engaging in thoughtful andconstructivedebatewith colleagues from a wide range of disciplines and a broad spectrum of experiences.
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It triggered a fierce but open andconstructivedebateat the dinner table and also later during the conference.
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It is in this spirit that we are preparing for aconstructivedebateon the work that awaits you.
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I thank all those who have contributed to theconstructivedebatethis morning.
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What action are we to take in order to get all this to work and obtain aconstructivedebateon future agricultural policy?
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We have had a prettyconstructivedebateon new clause 21.
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It has been a serious, thoughtful andconstructivedebate.
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My party has made it perfectly clear that it wants to be part of aconstructivedebate.
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I would therefore hope that we might have aconstructivedebateon the report.
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I hope that we can have aconstructivedebateon this issue.
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I think that it will be agreed that this has been a veryconstructivedebate.
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The modern economy is dependent on road haulage, as has been generally accepted in what has been aconstructivedebate.
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Do they want a sensible andconstructivedebate, or constantly to look backwards?
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We should be holding a wealth ofconstructivedebate.
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I think it will be generally agreed that this has been a valuable debate, and that it has been aconstructivedebate.
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This has been a good andconstructivedebateand it has set the tone for the debate on privatisation.
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At the end of the day, we have had aconstructivedebate.
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We have, therefore, had a gentle and, on the whole,constructivedebate.
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Instead, we have had aconstructivedebatewhich has brought out the many problems and difficulties facing a most important region.
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