But in every case, debate tended to focus on the power of rap as a form of social expression.

Not surprisingly, the debate over the welfare of the elk tends to break along the same lines as the old logging arguments.

The debate, therefore, takes place mainly in the public sphere and tends to focus on a small number of specific issues.

The main political debate in Scotland tends to revolve around attitudes to the constitutional question.

In general, the new debate has tended to follow a similar pattern to the older one.

While past debates have tended to follow party lines, the coming debate is not likely to, observers said.

The debate so far "has tended to be a North Atlantic discussion," he said.

The debates tend to happen at night, so we re operating against very tight deadlines.

Instead, the debate over books tends to center on geopolitics, national security and foreign policy.

This debate is tending to return to the previous already overcharged agenda.