Word Finder - discussion

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Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

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My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.

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Text giving further detail on a subject.

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Under each heading, you will find a discussion.

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The dispersion of a tumour.

Once decided, there would be no discussion or argument.

This is the first time we've had an honest discussion in about a million years.

They had decided that their discussion that night would stay between the three of them for a while.

The last will require some discussion with Damian.

There was the usual amount of discussion as to a name for me.

The sounds of heated discussion made her look toward the river.

They were overdue for a discussion, one she'd been unwilling to start but that he would see through.

We don't know, but for the sake of discussion, let's say it's the night the money turned up missing.

The discussion recommenced, but pauses frequently occurred and they all felt that there was no more to be said.

Great way to start a discussion.

While we were sympathetic to dad, we decided after heated discussion simply tip what we learned.

After a brief discussion we decided to telephone first and leave the visit option on the table, at least for now.

I jumped in to the discussion.

She looked at him curiously, and he rolled his shoulders back, prepping himself physically for the verbal discussion to come.

Everyone seemed happy to ignore the discussion about the full moon.

See the discussion by Driver, Internat.

Cynthia capped the discussion with a yawn.

After a severe struggle this proposal was accepted; but the academic discussion on the constitution continued for weary months, and on the 20th of May, realizing the hopelessness of coming to terms with the ultra-democrats, Gagern and his friends resigned.

Fred, seeing that further discussion was fruitless, excused himself.

These are subdivided into twenty provinces, each administered by an administrator of native affairs by whose side is the provincial council consisting of natives and occupied with the discussion of ways and means and questions of public works.

From a fresh discussion of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769 he deduced (1822-1824) a solar parallax of 8" 57, long accepted as authoritative.

We never-the-less decided to postpone discussion until the following day when, as Martha said, we had a night of rumination and our wits about us.

He smiled at Cynthia who looked as if she'd been out to lunch during an important discussion but she said nothing.

That same evening there was an animated discussion among the squadron's officers in Denisov's quarters.

I don't even know the outcome of your discussion with Julie.

Pierre Bonaparte took them personally to account, and during a violent discussion he drew his revolver and killed one of them, Victor Noir.

On the first occasion, in 1894, only fifty members were found to vote for this, but in-the next year ninetyseven supported the introduction of the motion, and it was considered worth while to call together the Prussian council of state for a special discussion.

I'm closing the discussion.

The financial year in France begins on the 1st of January, and the budget of each financial year must be laid on the table Budget of the Chamber of Deputies in the course of the ordinary session of the preceding year in time for the discussion upon it to begin in October and be concluded before the 31st of December.

The agriculturists of the north and east saw themselves and their class threatened with loss, and perhaps ruin; their discontent, which had long been growing, broke out into open fire during the discussion of the commercial treaties.

However innocent his own connexion with the company was, it involved him in unpleasant public discussion, and his position became untenable.

The term Iota communitas, " the whole community," appears to denote all freeholders of gentle birth, who might be present at any important assembly for the discussion of national affairs.

As some of its evidence is unique, the question of its authority is important, and Freeman's conclusions have been practically confirmed by recent discussion.

An important feature in connexion with the course of the Oxus is the discussion that has arisen with regard to its former debouch- Junction ment into the Caspian Sea.

Upon the accession of the Republican party to power in 180 r, Madison became secretary of state in Jefferson's cabinet, a position for which he was well fitted both because he possessed to a remarkable degree the gifts of careful thinking and discreet and able speaking, and of large constructive ability; and because he was well versed in constitutional and international law and practised a fairness in discussion essential to a diplomat.

The little princess during the whole discussion and the rest of the dinner sat silent, glancing with a frightened look now at her father-in- law and now at Princess Mary.

The two commanders were much exasperated with one another and, long after the action had begun on the right flank and the French were already advancing, were engaged in discussion with the sole object of offending one another.

Engrossed in discussion, the two men didn't notice her cross the kitchen to the entrance.

Even after Dean's rhythmic breathing told her he was sleeping she remained awake, her mind alive with thoughts of their discussion and all that had transpired.

This isn't up for discussion.

The question after long and vehement discussion was brought to a final issue in the election of 1891, and Sir John Macdonald's government was again sustained.

In October, after a preliminary meeting between Metternich and Hardenberg, in the course of which the latter signed a convention pledging Prussia to Austrias system, a meeting of German ministers was held at Carlsbad, the discussion of which issued in the famous Carlsbad Decrees (October 17, 1819).

Unfortunately, however, it was necessary to enter upon the discussion of the fundamental laws, a subject presenting many opportunities for the display of rhetoric and intellectual subtlety.

At the beginning of the autumn session a union of 204 members of the Reichstag was formed for the discussion of econolnic questions, and they accepted Bismarcks reforms. In December he was therefore able to issue a memorandum explaining his policy; it included a moderate duty, about 5%, on all imported goods, with the exception of raw material required for German manufactures (this was a return to the old Prussian principle); high finance duties on tobacco, beer, brandy and petroleum; and protective duties on iron, corn, cattle, wood, wine and sugar.

In the first meetings it appeared that there were strong opposing tendencies within the party which for the first time could be brought to public discussion.

The parliamentary discussion was very confused; the government eventually accepted an amendment giving them 557,093 for five and a half years instead of the 570,877 asked for; this was rejected by 210 to 162, the greater part of the Centre and of the Radicals voting against it.

Finally, in 1850, in an article published in the Edinburgh Review in defence of the " Gorham judgment" he asserted two principles which he maintained to the end of his life - first, " that the so-called supremacy of the Crown in religious matters was in reality nothing else than the supremacy of law," and, secondly, "that the Church of England, by the very condition of its being, was not High or Low, but Broad, and had always included and been meant to include, opposite and contradictory opinions on points even more important than those at present under discussion."

I'm sure both of us would have rather had our discussion in Molly's absence.

In the Origin of Species, and in his other numerous and important contributions to the solution of the problem of biological evolution, Darwin confined himself to the discussion of the causes which have brought about the present condition of living matter, assuming such matter to have once come into existence.

It shares with the emperor the legislative power, including the discussion and sanctioning of the budget.