Any time you get on a tax bill you've got yourself an extended debate that takes some time.

In contemporary practice, that means threatening but not actually invoking an extended debate.

After an extended debate the vote was 27 to 15, with 10 abstentions.

Some said it might even lead to an extended debate over the responsibilities of Cabinet ministers to inform the public.

Each step is subject to extended debate and a vote.

The term usually refers to extended debate of a bill carried on by one or more senators.

He said the vote had followed a discussion that took about an hour, with no extended debate or exploration of the issues.

The presentation of the results was followed by an extended debate between all the European institutions.

I cannot accept that we should go further from the area which was laid down in the very extended debates in committee.

Mere promises of an extended debate may not be enough.