But the time for debating the merits of a state takeover, he said, is over.

I really didn't want to debate the merits of competing criminal organizations.

Instead, they debate the merits of a free, roving life, and then leave town together.

So they began debating the various merits of the two plans.

While academic and legal experts debate the merits of the technology, its developers continue to find new uses for it.

She was too cold and tired to debate the merits properly.

He turned his back and walked to the door, debating the merits of a parting shot.

He said experts continue to debate the merits of the different fuels.

Those are good places to debate the merits of our critics.

So even as the board debated the merits of restoring the building, the members could not bring themselves to actually meet inside it.