Albeit without direct polemical exchanges, the speeches made at the conference showed diversity between positions the communist parties present.

There were many sharp polemical exchanges, for which the satire form was frequently utilized.

This polemical exchange has been called the most famous religious controversy of the second half of the sixteenth century.

This early Rabbinic ethics shows signs of cross-fertilization and polemical exchange with the Greek (Western philosophical) ethical tradition.

Even during his polemical exchange with Westphal, he advised a group of French-speaking refugees, who had settled in Wesel, Germany, to integrate with the local Lutheran churches.

His Tractatus Problematicus began a series of polemical exchanges between the Albertists and the Thomists.

In addition to these sharply polemical exchanges, some thoughtful scholars have established a kind of middle position, one in which they blame the terrorists for terrorism but caution against a response that would erode democratic values or commitment to laws.

Manuel II's discussions with his Muslim counterpart simply conformed to this pattern of polemical exchanges, repeated often, over at least four centuries.

John A. Marino writes that the polemical exchanges on theories of statehood, by their intellectual depth, were influential for future discussions well into the 17th century.

I would add that we are engaged in complex and sometimes necessarily delicate negotiations; we are not engaged in polemical exchanges.