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Debated meaning
disputed, under discussion, not settled.
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Also typically, if an item on the consent agenda is discussed or debated by members of the public, it is pulled off the consent agenda and discussed/debated based on its own merits.
The bill will be debated by the Committee on Appropriations before it has to be debated in front of both houses of the legislature and signed by the governor if it is to become a law.
It was also debated that the conclave be moved somewhere else but it was Pecci that debated otherwise, and the conclave assembled in Rome on 18 February 1878.
A heavily-debated idea, the task force opted to exclude Black immigrants who arrived after 1899 and their descendants.
And so many of the same issues were being debated: Should we expand the court?
An executive at Mandalay Pictures debated whether or not they should indicate that the verse derived from the Bible, or whether the character should just say the words without attribution in an attempt to appeal to both Christian and secular audiences.
Arteta revealed that he had debated whether to include Martinelli in the starting line-up, but the decision paid off.
As lawmakers in the Nebraska legislature debated and advanced a near-total abortion ban last week, one Republican took to the floor and delivered an argument undergirded by a white supremacist conspiracy theory in support of the ban.
Beau Is Afraid is a new three-hour horror-comedy, already expected to be one of the year’s most hotly-debated films.
Both conclusions were impactful, and horror fans have debated which of the two endings was better ever since the film was released.
But it still needs to be debated several times in Parliament before approval.
Considering productivity as an influence on latitudinal species richness patterns (a), observed and hypothesized relationships are primarily positive, although the shape is debated (Gillman et al., 2015; Whittaker et al., 2001).
Councillors debated the purchase of the 15th century building when they met last night (Wednesday, April 19) with members split in regards to the emergency works that are needed, as well as the maintenance and custody of the site.
Coun Dilks said more than 3,000 people had already signed a petition opposing the closure and once that number reached 3,500 the issue would have to be debated by the full council.
Defence counsel told jurors they would not be able to rule out this possibility, even if they debated the issue of intent "until the cows come home".
Deku’s return to UA was fiercely debated between the heroes and the regular civilians who didn’t want the school to become All For One’s next target.
Despite these criticisms, Marx’s ideas continue to be studied and debated by scholars and activists around the world, and his work remains one of the most widely read and influential texts in the history of political thought.
Details of the scheme are still being debated.
Fans have often debated whether the original name is an innuendo or not (the icon is particularly suggestive of a certain adult toy, and this was changed back during 9.1.5).
Gloucester’s director of rugby, George Skivington, reckoned it was a 50-50 call that could be debated “until the cows come home”, leaving his opposite number Rob Baxter to address speculation about the club’s financial position.