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- adjective Archaic spelling of
debatable .
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Police said it was "debateable" whether the indemnity could be considered a success or not.
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The Netherlands, lying like a kind of debateable land between France and Germany, were apt to be influenced by the different forms of
Heroes of Modern Europe Alice Birkhead
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A great many things are 'debateable', EmperorMarkTheGreat.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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How its structured is very debateable, maybe not for profit insurance companies can administer the program.
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That's highly debateable ... also, Nazereth is spelled with a "Z."
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As for George Perys fish being the world record, well, I think that is debateable as well for many reasons which I list on my site in the forums and articles.
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And Matt favors the first, though he thinks the effects are debateable, and thinks the second will kill people.
Matthew Yglesias » House GOP Medicare Elimination Plan Puts Conservatives in a Pickle 2010
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I think the only thing that is debateable is how much of an impact this is having on a population level.
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This is a highly debateable estimate, but other Economists fail to account the relative Wage loss in the new Job creation.
Economic Education, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The amendment is not debateable, and is subject to a 51 vote, not 60 (no filibuster), but the point is, you can eat up the time between now and next January if you wanted to, submitting, reading, and voting on amendments (all without debate, which is not allowed).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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