There were long debates on such issues as sovereignty, the exact powers to be given the confederate government, whether to have a judiciary, and voting procedures.

The debates among these groups resulted in numerous synods, among them the Council of Sardica in 343, the Council of Sirmium in 358 and the double Council of Rimini and Seleucia in 359, and no fewer than fourteen further creed formulas between 340 and 360, leading the pagan observer Ammianus Marcellinus to comment sarcastically: " The highways were covered with galloping bishops.

When debates polarise between techniques, the methods are often referred to by a colour code, based on the colours of the bindings of the two volumes from the first Oxford Conference, where the approaches were first distinguished.

In southern China, fierce debates about whether Buddhism should be allowed to exist were held frequently by the royal court and nobles.

The original acts and debates of the council, as prepared by its general secretary, Bishop Angelo Massarelli, in six large folio volumes, are deposited in the Vatican Library and remained there unpublished for more than 300 years and were brought to light, though only in part, by Augustin Theiner, priest of the oratory ( d. 1874 ), in Acta genuina sancti et oecumenici Concilii Tridentini nunc primum integre edita ( 2 vols., Leipzig, 1874 ).

Whilst the Restoration Movement accepted Thomas's right to have his own beliefs, when he started preaching that they were essential to salvation, it led to a fierce series of debates with a notable leader of the movement, Alexander Campbell.

Doctrinal issues arose, debates were held and statements of faith were created and amended as other issues arose.

In 1206 Diego of Osma and his canon, the future Saint Dominic, began a programme of conversion in Languedoc ; as part of this, Catholic-Cathar public debates were held at Verfeil, Servian, Pamiers, Montréal and elsewhere.

) As a consequence, debates about freedom versus " necessity " were a regular feature of Enlightenment religious and philosophical discussions.

To avoid debates about the possibility of in-vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, or cloning, the original Darwin Awards book applied the following " deserted island " test to potential winners: If the person were unable to reproduce when stranded on a deserted island with a fertile member of the opposite sex, he or she would be considered sterile.

The early debates were made before the much greater calculating powers of modern computers became available but also before research on chaos theory.

In the late 19th century the major debates were between fundamentalist Calvinists and theological liberals, who rejected a literal interpretation of the Bible.

Medieval charters of liberty such as the English Magna Carta were not charters of human rights, let alone general charters of rights: they instead constituted a form of limited political and legal agreement to address specific political circumstances, in the case of Magna Carta later being mythologized in the course of early modern debates about rights.

During the process, there were two major debates, centering around the issues of borders and religion.

Sanders proposed that many of Neusner's interpretations of Pharisaic discussions and rulings were questionable ( e. g., Neusner concludes that 67 % of the debates between Pharisaic " houses " dealt with ritual food purity ; Sanders concludes that less than 1 % do — see Sanders, p. 177 ).

While there were debates over the specifics, especially the route to be taken, there was a public consensus that such a railroad should be built by private interests financed by public land grants.

“ They were asked for their opinions and views about a range of recent policy issues and debates.

Over time, different traditions of the Oral Law came into being, raising debates about what the laws or their rulings were.

In 1949, Hilda Terry wrote a letter challenging that rule, and after more than six months of debates and votes, three women were finally admitted for membership in 1950 — Terry, Edwina Dumm and gag cartoonist Barbara Shermund.

Its debates were televised daily.

These terms were developed during the debates of the 1960s and 70s accompanying the rise of cladistics ( a clade is a term for a monophyletic group ).

In the debates between Trudeau and Lévesque, Canadians were treated to a contest between two highly intelligent, articulate and bilingual politicians who, despite being bitterly opposed, were each committed to the democratic process.

The negotiations themselves are seen through the memory of three who were there: a warrior who could hear the debates but not see it from his hiding place in the floor of the house, a young boy who could see the action but not hear it from his perch in the tree outside, and the boy as an old man recalling that without " Someone In a Tree ", a silent watcher, history may have been incomplete.

As reported in several studies, the media have depicted cults as problematic, controversial, and threatening from the beginning, tending to favor sensationalistic stories over balanced public debates ( Beckford, 1985 ; Richardson, Best, & Bromley, 1991 ; Victor, 1993 ).

Gould said that the most positive review of the first edition of The Mismeasure of Man was by the British Journal of Mathematical & Statistical Psychology, which reported that " Gould has performed a valuable service in exposing the logical basis of one of the most important debates in the social sciences, and this book should be required reading for students and practitioners alike.

He used the occasion to pay compliments, and there was nothing striking in the speech as reported but it helped to gain him the attention of the house when he took part on debates on more controversial subjects.

The press organized petitions and debates and reported to the public on government policy, while leaders such as Henry Brougham ( 1778 – 1868 ) built alliances with men who lacked direct representation.

The debates were reported in various newspapers ; the provincial archives clipped and collected these reports in a series of scrapbooks until 1953.

In 1628, during the debates on the Petition of Right, he supported the demands of the House of Commons, and was a member of the committee which reported against the king's right to imprison.

He reported extensively on debates in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and travelled to every part of the province writing about its geography and people.

It originally contained few, if any, puzzles, and instead reported on business transacted at puzzlers ' conventions, presented verses and skits composed by members, and relayed debates on the controversial puzzling topics of the day, such as obsolete words, esoteric references, and new types of puzzles.

Wallace E. Olson, then president of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in mocking the United States income tax system and rates reported on the debates held in Congress that,

One of the most eminent savants of the period, Mazzoni was reported to have an excellent memory, which made him adept at recalling passages from Dante, Lucretius, Virgil, and others in his regular debates with prominent public figures.

* Howe reported on the debates in the House of Assembly and important trials in the courts with his own hand.

Debates in Taiwan and Hong Kong: In Taiwan and Hong Kong, newspapers and TV program reported the “ Heshang fever ” debates in P. R. China.

Following these events Time Magazine reported that there were debates about two possible candidates for Guardian.

He provided political commentary in his essays and reported on debates in the state legislature.

The program created viewer storms, debates and was reported to Swedish Broadcasting Commission several times.

In its current format, the first 45 minutes of the programme consists of reports, interviews and debates on health, education, cultural and political topics aimed at women and mothers.

After the announcement of the topic, the two teams have a limited preparation time, which is 15 minutes plus the time it takes to walk to the furthest away round in which debates will be taking place ( usually rounded to 20 minutes ), during which to write out their respective cases.

Among the musical materials it included were " songs, minutes of singing conventions, musical debates, letters from singers, and advertisements for books.

The debates lasted about 90 minutes each, did not include commercials, and had a preset time for each answer and each reply, and the obligation to film only the speaking person at any given time.

At the end of the debates, the candidates are allowed to make a final statement of 3 minutes.

In junior debates, these limits are changed to about 5 minutes, and in some local competitions, speeches are 7 minutes.

These titles are derived from the roles performed at the meeting, at which the Moderator leads debate, the Scriba records minutes, and the Censor adds his or her views about the debates, censuring or commending members as necessary.

About ten minutes should be allowed for each presenter, and almost any form is permitted ( e. g. debates, games, skits, interviews etc.