Yet, above all, Hall raised the standard of discussion on the bulwarks of evidence, and, even when he was captious or carping, he compelled respect.

If his reviews hurt some writers - Patrick White included - they also sharply raised the standard of literary discussion in Australia.

QatarDebate - debate workshops and competitions to raise the standards of open discussion among Qatari students (it hosted the World Schools Debating Championship in 2010)

Unfortunately, by misattributing claims to Hunt in a manner disparaging to him personally, Sternberg's commentary is at odds with rational-argumentative and ethical standards of discussion in science and mires scientific inquiry in calumny.

Jose Pekerman takes Colombia back to the future 2:24pm on 16 Jan 2012 13 - Whisper it but Phil McNulty's blogs are considered to be of quite poor quality, never mind the standard of discussion that follows.

However, the stated goals of the project are social rather than technical: "to raise the standard of discussion on the web through better forum software."

At 14:24 16th Jan 2012, U14680726 wrote: 13 - Whisper it but Phil McNulty's blogs are considered to be of quite poor quality, never mind the standard of discussion that follows.

To make more effective preparation for speaking, to maintain a higher standard of discussion at all times and to display a more positive reaction to questions.

I think the quality of this article itself raises more questions about the standard of modern literary discussion than anything by young Mr McAllister.

It's the standard of discussion in a country where you stop at 3 a.m. at a traffic light, even when no one is coming.