No one, of course, would argue against having standards, but what they should be, and how they should be measured, has prompted vociferous debate.

A few words of vociferous debate filtered back to Matt; then it ceased, and he gathered the dryad had won her point.

Since then, a vociferous local debate has hinged on how and whether to accommodate and guide development within city limits.

These discussions sparked spirited and, at times, vociferous debates.

One boy engaged in vociferous debates on Mideast policy with another blogger, a senior a year ahead of him.

Instead, there is vociferous public debate that fills pages in the newspapers.

They are often to be seen engaged in passionate argument and vociferous debate.

New York area Congressmen have emerged as dominant figures in the increasingly vociferous debate here over drug policy.

This led to a vociferous debate in the country of the ability to manage security along with the elections.

While the death penalty is the subject of a vociferous national debate, it really boils down to a series of decisions made by local elected officials.