7 sentences with 'debated'
Example sentences and phrases with the word debated and other words derived from it.
• « The UN recently debated a permanent ban on all driftnet fishing, which the Cousteau Society, of course, strongly supported. »
• « For hundreds of years, Christians debated and argued about what Christ's message had "really" been because many of Jesus' teachings were, and are, open to interpretation. »
• « A fellow professor and church member, Johann Eck, publicly debated Luther and forced him to admit that the Pope had the authority to grant indulgences. This, however, led Luther to argue that the pope could be wrong if his position was not authorised by the Bible itself. »
• « At this council, Church officials debated all the articles and accusations that had been made against the Church, from the sale of indulgences, to the importance of good works in salvation, to the spiritual necessity of the sacraments. »
• « Also, with the explosion of new translations of classical works, it became clear that ancient scholars had actively debated and even rejected the teachings of figures such as Aristotle. This suggested that it was legitimate to question even the most fundamental ancient ideas. »
• « In the late 19th century Europeans casually referred to the Ottoman Empire as the "sick man of Europe" and debated "the Eastern question", i.e. how the Ottoman territory should be divided among the great powers of Europe. »
• « The actual economic impact of these payments is still debated by historians; what is not disputed is that the Germans considered them to be totally unfair, as they believed that all the countries of Europe were responsible for the First World War, not just Germany. »