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单词 discussion
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discussion
(dɪskʌʃən )
Word forms: discussions
1. variable noun B1
If there is discussion about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision.
There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report. [+ of/about/on]
Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today.
The whole question of school curriculum is up for discussion.
The plan may well be over-ambitious, and is clearly open to discussion.
under discussion phrase
If something is under discussion, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.
'The proposals are still under discussion,' she said.
2. countable noun B2
A discussion of a subject is a piece of writing or a lecture in which someone talks about it in detail.
For a discussion of biology and sexual politics, see chapter 4. [+ of]
Synonyms: examination, investigation, analysis, scrutiny  
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A discussion document or paper is one that contains information and usually proposals for people to discuss.
Quotations:
To jaw-jaw is better than to war-warWinston Churchill
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should be not victory, but progressJoseph JoubertPensées
Collocations:
begin a discussion
It has begun formal discussions with financial institutions over the move.
Times,Sunday Times (2020)
They take their places in the circle and begin discussion of the chosen issue.
Christianity Today (2000)
The chairman stood to begin the discussion.
Christianity Today (2000)
discussion focus
The group discussion focuses on letting people share what they believe and why.
Christianity Today
It would be easy to keep discussion focused on positive results-but do leaders lose sleep over good news?
Christianity Today
I had worked hard just to keep the discussion focused.
Christianity Today
Keep your discussion focused on the positive recollections.
Christianity Today
The discussion focused on him needing to make a decision by the following week about which facility he would go to for the testing.
Times, Sunday Times
discussion forum
For this reason, the trust provides a dedicated discussion forum for doctors and researchers on its website.
Times, Sunday Times
That includes training, a computerised customer management system, vehicle package, microchip training, personal website and intranet discussion forum.
The Sun
Labour's digital wing has launched an online discussion forum asking users to come up with policy ideas and vote on the ones suggested by others.
Times, Sunday Times
Early on, the atmosphere was equal parts music festival, medieval siege, tourist attraction and discussion forum.
Times, Sunday Times
The site also has a discussion forum and information on how you can help.
Times, Sunday Times
discussion of issues
A large portion of the discussion of issues with methodology seem to be in the measurement of implicit learning.
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The hearings often included tours of facilities, or discussion of issues unique to certain parts of the country.
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It encourages discussion of issues at the top of the public policy agenda, such as asylum, immigration, hate crimes and citizenship.
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Distinguished personalities and institutions of the automotive world are dedicated to the discussion of issues related to the mobility of today and tomorrow.
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They sought for objective news and open discussion of issues in order to achieve the representative type of church governance that it claims.
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discussion topic
I had most definitely been on the front page, and it would be a discussion topic for months to come.
Times, Sunday Times
Each night, the housemates were also given a discussion topic, and they would have group discussions in the living room.
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The idea of building an affordable 30 feet sportsboat emerged in 2002 as a heated discussion topic in the on-line forum.
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Her unveiled face was a popular online discussion topic, and was criticized after its reveal for its stock photo origins.
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As soon as the team starts the differential diagnosis, the patient's open marriage becomes a major discussion topic, with many varying opinions being present.
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dominate the discussion
Some groups, it coos, 'can dominate the discussion'.
Times, Sunday Times
While electric vehicles dominate the discussion about decarbonising transport, the term has become synonymous with batteries that must be plugged in and recharged.
Times,Sunday Times
Dominating the discussions was the sense of injustice and double standards.
Times, Sunday Times
As a matter of course, and of right, they dominated the discussion programmes, headed the big debates, interviewed the party leaders and hosted election night specials.
Times, Sunday Times
The lawyers, all moderates, nevertheless dominated the discussions.
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endless discussion
Action replaces endless discussion now you feel sure about the moves you want to make, both at work and in love.
The Sun
There's making plans, which, after endless discussion, you are.
Times, Sunday Times
To stop the fighting, manage it so that they lose more (privileges, lifts to friends' houses and so on) than they gain (your attention and endless discussion).
Times, Sunday Times
Sidestepping endless discussion of others' dramas — and there are many — isn't easy.
Times, Sunday Times
Recent seemingly endless discussions have been another matter.
Times, Sunday Times
extended discussion
Members of groups that have had extended discussion, even arguments, about the interpretation of a passage come away with a sharper understanding and a higher retention rate.
Christianity Today
You'll soon realise nobody — including you — has the full facts, and only through extended discussion can a lasting accord be achieved.
Times, Sunday Times
Regular features aimed at drawing out connections lead into an extended discussion with invited guests.
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At the conclusion of that meeting, there was an extended discussion among all the attendees of our future course.
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Intertextuality in postmodern literature can be a reference or parallel to another literary work, an extended discussion of a work, or the adoption of a style.
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extensive discussion
There was extensive discussion of the risk assessment.
Times,Sunday Times
This case contains an extensive discussion of this important issue.
Christianity Today
Both trihybrid and single-origin hypotheses have received extensive discussion;.
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Extensive discussion was undertaken in the early 2000s about demolishing the mall to make way for as many as six residential condo towers.
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The case also provided an opportunity for extensive discussion of how far the corporations power might extend.
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facilitate discussion
The professor reserves the right to ask questions of each student in order to facilitate discussion.
Christianity Today
Explain how to ask questions that facilitate discussion as opposed to questions that yield one-word answers.
Christianity Today
Implementing the 80/20 rule dictates that the leader asks good questions in order to facilitate discussion.
Christianity Today
Many schools also use a talking object to facilitate discussion.
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Facilitators from each of the faiths help participants share their views and facilitate discussion.
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fascinating discussion
I want to thank the panelists for a really fascinating discussion.
Smithsonian Mag
In fact, the feelings of readers would make for a fascinating discussion.
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Check out some really fascinating discussions, with many of the world's best players imparting secrets that enable them to get those subtle judgement calls right at the table.
Times, Sunday Times
follow a discussion
You can follow the discussion threads to pick up clues and see which way other users have been thinking.
Times, Sunday Times
Questions for reflection follow the discussion of each novel.
Christianity Today
Other users who choose to respond can follow the discussion by adding their own post to that thread.
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Following that discussion, they decided to switch off life support.
The Sun
There followed a discussion of the nature of creativity.
Times, Sunday Times
formal discussion
Formal discussion, formal votes, and democratic process may be tolerated, but in fact these formalities are often meaningless.
Christianity Today
Out, too, have gone the sitzungskekse, or 'meeting biscuits', which were placed on the table for every formal discussion in the chancellory.
Times, Sunday Times
If you're single, a formal discussion about money could lead to love that's packed with fun and puts the highest value on mutual kindness.
The Sun
At work, or when you have a formal discussion about money, you set aside feelings and get the best deal done.
The Sun
However, the company added that no formal discussions had taken place.
Times, Sunday Times
foster discussion
Yet these will foster discussion and exploration into areas you'd usually regard as no-go zones.
Times, Sunday Times
Both organizations aim to foster discussion of the world's social and environmental problems.
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The events showcase research carried out by both established and younger scholars and foster discussion of current events and policy issues relating to the region.
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frame a discussion
They rightly refuse to let empiricism frame the discussion and insist that there are many ways of knowing.
Christianity Today
Three key puzzles in the history of human societies frame the discussion.
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I suspect you might have more success if you framed the discussion in terms of your feelings, rather than her failures.
Times, Sunday Times
This frames the discussion much too narrowly.
Times, Sunday Times
The stories were often written in a way that frames a discussion for the other readers to post comments within.
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full discussion
They had a full discussion of the issues involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This legitimate aspiration requires full discussion in an atmosphere of understanding and tolerance.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
'Any decision should always be made after full discussion with the family so they understand all aspects of the treatment.
The Sun (2010)
further discussion
After further discussion we were told that the front mud flaps will fit, but not those for the rear.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It added that it would have further discussions with cricket boards.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Hearing her will probably stimulate some further discussion at the book group about her writing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
generate discussion
Two organisations have come together to generate discussion with a quite different dynamic.
Times, Sunday Times
Its aim was to generate discussion about the graphic design profession's priorities in the design press and at design schools.
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The editor of the paper defended the cartoon's publication, saying it was meant to generate discussion.
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A variety of views was aired here as the topic has clearly generated discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
More importantly, the material generated discussion on statistical analysis in baseball and introduced many baseball fans to objective research.
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group discussion
Transformation happens best through group discussion.
Christianity Today (2000)
The women then participate in small group discussion.
Christianity Today (2000)
The tapes usually last fifteen minutes to allow plenty of time for group discussion.
Christianity Today (2000)
guide the discussion
In mediation, the mediator tries to guide the discussion in a way that optimizes parties' needs, takes feelings into account and reframes representations.
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Depending on his or her style, the teacher may interact very little, interjecting only to guide the discussion.
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He guides the discussion along a generally chronological route.
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The moderator guides the discussion using a combination of predetermined questions and unscripted probes.
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heated discussion
Tiger returned at midnight and there was a 'heated discussion'.
The Sun
Several hundred of us are eavesdropping on a heated discussion.
Christianity Today
The book was the subject of heated discussion: some thought it revolutionary, others dismissed it as 'gran lit'.
Times, Sunday Times
The heated discussion was important because it shows that people really want to stay in the division.
Times, Sunday Times
Three programmes are being broadcast on consecutive nights, starting tonight with a heated discussion about what makes the best rock album.
Times, Sunday Times
hold a discussion
The board has held discussions with several potential replacements.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
At no stage have any meetings or discussions been held on working together on joint strategies.
ST (2010)
We will be holding discussions with some of the local authorities... to try and understand the factors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
honest discussion
Tell him you two need to have an honest discussion.
The Sun
The honest discussion of our questions that day had the effect of deeply affirming my faith.
Christianity Today
It's hard to have an honest discussion about this topic with such prevailing extremes.
Christianity Today
Have an honest discussion with him about where you go from here.
The Sun
I always suggest the direct approach instead - ask them for an honest discussion and say you are prepared for the truth.
The Sun
in-depth discussion
Meanwhile, those that are about relationships will require in-depth discussion - exchanges that are long overdue anyway.
Times, Sunday Times
They have an in-depth discussion about which sleepers would work best in the new garden.
Times, Sunday Times
The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in-depth discussion.
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In-depth discussions followed over the next few months.
Christianity Today
In-depth discussions with potential buyers have not yet started.
Times, Sunday Times
informal discussion
This applies to informal discussion meetings as well as formal voting meetings.
Times, Sunday Times
No time has been set aside for formal or informal discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
However, employers are still entitled to expect workers to arrive on time and a first step to address this situation can be an informal discussion with the errant employee.
Times, Sunday Times
I suggest you invite him to your office for an informal discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
Instead, an informal discussion produced an obscure standard called 'robots.txt'.
Times, Sunday Times
initial discussion
Our initial discussion of sourdough didn't take long to turn into detailed descriptions of what we would do to each other when we finally met.
Times,Sunday Times
Instead, like many other advisers, it offers a free initial discussion over the phone.
Times,Sunday Times
He claimed that government officials had been supportive in initial discussions held over the weekend.
Times, Sunday Times
While initial discussions may be stimulated by complex problems, the resulting conversations encourage you to explore alternatives.
Times, Sunday Times
Since initial discussion of the free trade agreement there has been a major public outcry due to problems, besides those agricultural cited above, that are predicted to arise.
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intellectual discussion
While the intellectual discussion continued, artistic interludes helped maintain an emotional connection.
Christianity Today
The magazine rapidly acquired distinction as a forum for intellectual discussion.
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Low student-faculty ratio in the classroom promotes cooperative teaching and intellectual discussion among classmates.
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The original essay was part of an ongoing intellectual discussion at the end of the 18th century regarding the origins of poverty.
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These classes count for the same credits and cover the same materials as their regular counterparts, but allow for more creativity and intellectual discussion in the classroom.
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intense discussion
Over lunch there was an intense discussion of the sort of constitution that ought to emerge and that we could support.
Times, Sunday Times
Those were fighting words for a school that prides itself on small, intense discussion classes taught by world-renowned tenured faculty.
Christianity Today
All decisions came about only after intense discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
This year's 60 entries were whittled down to just books, over which we had intense discussion before settled on what's called the winner.
Times, Sunday Times
Although they exhibited together on occasion, their collaborations consisted more of intense discussion about ideas and jewellery.
Times, Sunday Times
interesting discussion
This basic question can then lead to an interesting discussion about the role of language in other cognitive abilities, such as memory or maths.
Times, Sunday Times
Don't expect many personal revelations from the reluctant star, but rather some interesting discussion of the work.
Times, Sunday Times
You might even turn off that interesting discussion on the radio as well.
Times, Sunday Times
I've lost count of the times that an interesting discussion has been curtailed because the smokers disappear to the smoking area.
Times, Sunday Times
I took the opportunity to test some of your concerns at a family lunch - and an interesting discussion ensued.
Times, Sunday Times
join a discussion
So jump into the comments and join the discussion.
Christianity Today
I agreed to join the discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
He sensed the players' dissatisfaction, stayed calm and suggested he join the discussion, but they said it would be better if they talked and came back to him.
Times, Sunday Times
Join the discussion about the last novel by one of the country's most beloved writers.
Globe and Mail
Come and join the discussion.
The Sun
lead a discussion
You can lead any discussion and feel confident in every way.
The Sun
Leave space for these, and lead a discussion that allows honesty, openness, and disagreement.
Christianity Today
Some groups rely on a coach, counsellor or consultant to keep them on track or lead the discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
Let them lead the discussion when they choose.
Times, Sunday Times
I've spoken to groups where, at the very last minute, they've asked me to lead a discussion or add an extra 15 minutes of material.
Christianity Today
lengthy discussion
And because many involve close ties, personal or professional, decisions will require lengthy discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
This question looms even larger here than her prominent nose and long incisors, and leads to a lengthy discussion of the processes involved in making butter and cheese.
The Times Literary Supplement
The program was approved after a lengthy discussion by a general referendum in late 1998.
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That means that someone must drive the truck full of nitroglycerin, which leads to a lengthy discussion.
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The estates, who did not readily accept the need for a new building, were only persuaded after lengthy discussion to agree to paying for it.
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limit the discussion
We will limit the discussion here to smooth (real) manifolds.
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Finally, it takes a great amount of effort to discuss the biological significance of each regulated gene, so scientists often limit their discussion to a subset.
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It limits the discussion in a national and global context and confines it to a smaller scale context.
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lively discussion
Neither wanted to waste valuable time, and there was a lively discussion as to who would go first — no prizes for guessing who won.
Times, Sunday Times
Finding a way to dispose of toothpaste tubes was the subject of lively discussion on their blog.
Times, Sunday Times
I thought it would be an interesting and lively discussion.
The Sun
You start on opposite sides of a lively discussion but it soon turns into mutual attraction.
The Sun
This will undoubtedly lead to a lively discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
meaningful discussion
It was a cabinet no more but a public meeting and any chance of a frank and meaningful discussion had gone.
Times,Sunday Times
We had moved in three days from nostalgia, via anger about the past, to a sweet and meaningful discussion of the future.
Times, Sunday Times
Sources said that the lengthy meeting kept up the pretence of a meaningful discussion and yet simply rehearsed many of the arguments that have divided ministers for months.
Times, Sunday Times
As a result, the younger generation hardly gets any opportunity to share ideas with their elders or to enter into a meaningful discussion.
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This tactic could be said to stretch the category's usefulness in meaningful discussion in a broader context.
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ongoing discussion
Some do no more than inject a single observation into an ongoing discussion.
The Times Literary Supplement
Ongoing discussion of current celebrities and television personalities within popular culture also frequently sparks debate.
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Many democratic societies engage in ongoing discussion regarding the legitimate extent of the exercise of governmental authority.
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Their longer format makes them great companions to an ongoing discussion groups or to individual study.
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This has been an ongoing discussion for years but public awareness was heightened during this session.
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online discussion
Yesterday hundreds of angry readers swamped our online discussion board about the scandal.
The Sun
Using a mix of web-based tools and human mediators, through e-mail exchanges and online discussion areas, conflicts can be resolved electronically.
Times, Sunday Times
In a recent online discussion about the popularity of user-generated websites, where diners describe their experiences, the critics took a thrashing.
Times, Sunday Times
Chatroom: the setting for a client-branded online discussion using instant messaging.
Times, Sunday Times
Labour's digital wing has launched an online discussion forum asking users to come up with policy ideas and vote on the ones suggested by others.
Times, Sunday Times
open discussion
These are all questions that need open discussion and then answers.
Times, Sunday Times
Then there has to be equally open discussion in each diocese.
Times, Sunday Times
I don't see why there shouldn't be a reasonably open discussion about that.
Times, Sunday Times
In situations such as this, resolution can only be found through open discussion and with the establishment of clear boundaries.
Times, Sunday Times
He has encouraged open discussion of the inefficiency of the state-run economy, and of restrictions on foreign travel and access to the internet.
Times, Sunday Times
philosophical discussion
Speedway as a source of poetic prose and philosophical discussion?
Times, Sunday Times
It thinks it could really get stuck into a philosophical discussion about that.
Times, Sunday Times
Philosophical discussion, self-analysis and autobiography intersect with deft literary criticism.
Times, Sunday Times
Philosophical discussion with him was inexhaustible.
Times, Sunday Times
His response was to engage with the audience in a philosophical discussion about the nature of comedy.
Times, Sunday Times
preliminary discussion
Much of the preliminary discussion will probably now be online.
Times, Sunday Times
Already her team of supporters are in preliminary discussions with a television production company.
Times, Sunday Times
The companies are understood to have held preliminary discussions about combining the businesses and are expected to hold further talks over the coming weeks.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the land-for-land issue stayed put at the preliminary discussions.
Outlook India
The recent meetings are thought to have been preliminary discussions on how the two groups could co-operate in the future.
Times, Sunday Times
productive discussion
You can start a properly productive discussion with the family about cash.
The Sun
Speculation feeds on uncertainty, and uncertainty about his departure means that productive discussion about policy issues gets crowded out.
Times, Sunday Times
All of the above could kick off a productive discussion.
Christianity Today
They all had notebooks and pencils, and we had a serious, productive discussion.
Christianity Today
We go on to have a useful and productive discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
provoke discussion
It will provoke discussion about our own society long after the reader has finished the book.
Times, Sunday Times
The director describes the show as a place to provoke discussion among adults and obtain pleasure from conceptual conversation.
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Designed to provoke discussion, and highlight differing opinion.
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The workgroup issues working drafts and discussion documents to interested parties (including other standards bodies) in order to provoke discussion and comments.
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It must be stressed that the purpose of such lists when published has never been to ascribe any kind of ruling but rather to provoke discussion.
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public discussion
Court orders prevent public discussion of the details of the case.
Times, Sunday Times
But this time round, by contrast, there was no such systematic consultation or public discussion.
The Times Literary Supplement
Together they appeared to change the temperature of public discussion, comedy and social politics.
Times, Sunday Times
He feels the issue has faded from public discussion yet still presents many unresolved challenges.
Times, Sunday Times
That was in a public discussion that was filmed and placed online.
Times, Sunday Times
rational discussion
I hope, and indeed expect, that we will have a rational discussion rather than, as so often at such events, talking past each other.
Times, Sunday Times
It was praised as a friend to democracy and rational discussion, stimulating thought and, unlike alcohol, promoting peace.
Times, Sunday Times
A tiny number of extreme activists have been permitted to prevent important research and, indeed, all rational discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
Moreover, after these talks, any actions required of our leaders will be agreed on the basis of rational discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
Sensitivity and emotions, on the other hand, stifle rational discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
roundtable discussion
Eight out of nine said they would rather participate in a roundtable discussion than listen to a speaker.
Christianity Today
Schoolchildren are very open to learning more about careers in science and engineering, a panel of leaders from both industries agreed at the roundtable discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
Each half-hour episode examines a different issue in depth, and ends with a roundtable discussion featuring professors and other experts in search of solutions.
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The show features a roundtable discussion on the news of the day with a special emphasis on the protection of economic and civil liberties.
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Resolving paradoxes in acupuncture research: a roundtable discussion.
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serious discussion
Ordinarily, you have an instinctive understanding of what's your responsibility, the tasks that are others' to deal with and which matters need serious discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
Sit him down and tell him that you two need to have a serious discussion.
The Sun
Serious discussion takes place in the mornings, with relaxation and food and drink in the afternoon and evenings.
Times, Sunday Times
The confrontations were electrifying and brought serious discussion of big issues.
The Sun
They, like serious discussion of our endgame, of how we are going to avoid social distancing forever, have been absent.
The Times Literary Supplement
spirited discussion
Scientists have compiled an online database of animal flatulence after a spirited discussion on social media.
Times, Sunday Times
Through spirited discussions he showed a skilful, tolerant navigation, always polite and good-natured - even when voices were raised.
Times, Sunday Times
In the past years it has witnessed participation from the student community and has led to spirited discussions.
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stimulate discussion
But this listing may stimulate discussion that enlightens both sides.
Christianity Today
They have begun publishing a series of pamphlets and online articles to stimulate discussion on reformist policies in advance of the conference.
Times, Sunday Times
They are intended to stimulate discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
He reportedly claimed it was an ice-breaker to stimulate discussion among pupils.
Times, Sunday Times
The artist defended her right to stimulate discussion through what she called her provocative approach.
Times, Sunday Times
subject of discussion
The piece became a subject of discussion when the couple were in the throes of an acrimonious divorce.
Times, Sunday Times
But it was not a subject of discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
The main subject of discussion was tax.
Times, Sunday Times
The whole pattern of emphasis has been the subject of discussion.
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Frequently a change of rhyme from one set of verses to another signals a change in the subject of discussion.
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substantive discussion
We began a substantive discussion on the need for a comprehensive approach to relieving the stresses on our financial institutions and markets.
Times, Sunday Times
Self-righteousness takes the place of substantive discussion.
The Times Literary Supplement
But there was no substantive discussion of this.
The Sun
The regional leaders have to treat these options seriously - not as another photo-opportunity but in a substantive discussion aimed at opening the door towards comprehensive peace and regional economic development.
Times, Sunday Times
They called on the board and advisers to 'engage in immediate and substantive discussions'.
The Sun
theological discussion
It upsets me that we have abandoned that entire theological discussion to a new discipline.
Christianity Today
While small-town people understandably balk at a theological discussion, they are impressed by a genuine willingness to be of service.
Christianity Today
Because of that, it entails no theological discussion or reprogramming.
Times,Sunday Times
Some pastors use theological discussion to avoid the hard work of negotiating tough institutional and interpersonal conflicts.
Christianity Today
This was no thoughtful theological discussion, however.
Times, Sunday Times
theoretical discussion
At this point, we get into more than a theoretical discussion of stewardship.
Christianity Today
Lengthy theoretical discussion and analysis of literary techniques did not, however, blind him to literature as a living dynamic force and to its impact on the audience.
Times, Sunday Times
Not a theoretical discussion of what policing should look like in the future.
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The theoretical discussion can include non-state actors as well as more traditional nation-states.
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Formal instruction in photography was limited; the camera clubs provided a learning opportunity and a forum for theoretical discussion.
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thorough discussion
Similarly, there's a thorough discussion of plans.
Times, Sunday Times
While some are disruptive rather than serious, others would benefit from thorough discussion.
Times, Sunday Times
The following paragraph was agreed on after a thorough discussion on the talk page.
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For a thorough discussion of the valves and the compensation system, see the article on brass instruments.
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Garner provides a thorough discussion of various forms of constraint (internal constraint, external constraint, total constraint) with application to pattern recognition and psychology.
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thoughtful discussion
There are also a handful of thoughtful discussion questions with each.
Christianity Today
A wonderful and thoughtful discussion on the progress of international courts, his role in shaping international jurisprudence and his ethical determination against many odds.
Times, Sunday Times
First, any downside risks involved in appointing attorneys can be minimised by thoughtful discussion with sensible (and maybe impartial) family members and advisers as to who those attorneys should be.
Times, Sunday Times
Clearly, anyone looking for balance and thoughtful discussion of a serious topic will need to look elsewhere.
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Translations:
Chinese: 讨论
Japanese: 討議
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