BDC Factual Motions List

THAT a good wife makes a good husband
THAT actions speak louder than words
THAT advertising is necessary
THAT affirmative action negates its purpose
THAT all play and no work makes jack a dull jerk
THAT all sporting contacts should be encouraged
THAT america is an evil empire
THAT an asian or pacific language should be a compulsory requirement for all university courses
THAT antarctica should be a world park
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THAT anything will do for a quiet life
THAT ANZUS is no longer necessary
THAT apartheid is alive in Bangladesh
THAT art is nonsense
THAT attendance at school should be voluntary
THAT banner bearers do more harm than good
THAT Barbie should be banned
THAT beauty is skin deep
THAT bicycles should be registered and their riders licensed
THAT bureaucracy is the enemy of the people
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THAT capital punishment should be reintroduced for specific offences
THAT censorship can never be justified
THAT censorship is an insult to the intelligence
THAT censorship should be left to the individual
THAT champagne belongs to the french
THAT children enhance a marriage
THAT chivalry is another face of chauvinism
THAT chivalry is dead
THAT cigarette advertising should be banned
THAT city interests are oppressing the farming community
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THAT civilisation has failed
THAT clothes make the person
THAT clothes make the woman
THAT co-education is desirable
THAT coke is the symbol of our age
THAT comics should be banned
THAT competition is a good thing
THAT competition is only for the winners
THAT condoms are not the answer
THAT conscription of the young for a period of social service would be desirable
THAT conscription should be reinstated
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THAT conservation costs too much
THAT conservation is a luxury
THAT conservationists have gone too far
THAT corporate high-fliers should have their wings clipped
THAT corruption brings its own punishment
THAT corruption is the handmaiden of politics
THAT craftswork is doomed
THAT crime does pay
THAT curbs should be placed on the world population
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THAT daylight should be saved
THAT debating is a waste of time
THAT delay is dangerous
THAT democracy has failed
THAT democracy is a myth
THAT democracy is an illusion
THAT democracy is dying
THAT democracy is overvalued
THAT democracy is self destruction
THAT democracy should begin in schools
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THAT demonstrations are a waste of time
THAT demonstrators demonstrate concern
THAT developers are public enemies
THAT economic rationalism threatens civilisation
THAT education begins after school
THAT education is too important for politics
THAT education is too important to be left to experts
THAT education is wasted on the young
THAT education should be a privilege not a right
THAT education should be a total experience
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THAT education should go back to the basics
THAT engineering genes should be left to Levi
THAT entertainment should be censored
THAT environment protection should be made the number one priority
THAT environmental considerations are luxuries we can no longer afford
THAT equal opportunity is no opportunity
THAT equality is a myth
THAT espionage is immoral
THAT euthanasia is a human right
THAT euthanasia should be legalised
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THAT examinations prove nothing worth proving
THAT experiments on animals should be banned
THAT families are not necessary
THAT farming has done more than mining to upset the New Zealand ecology
THAT feminism is corrupting the family
THAT feminism is sexist
THAT feminism should give way to multiculturalism
THAT first world countries should forgive debt owed to them by third world countries
THAT following orders is no excuse
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THAT freedom of speech should be an absolute right
THAT going for gold is enough
THAT good statespeople make bad politicians
THAT government is too serious a matter to be left to polititians
THAT governments should be of laws rather than of men
THAT governments should subsidise the arts
THAT gun control only helps criminals
THAT guns trigger violence
THAT heroin should be legalised
THAT homework is necessary
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THAT hotel trading hours should be increased
THAT house wives should be paid for their work
THAT humans are a sorry lot
THAT humans are magnificent
THAT identity cards pose a threat to our privacy
THAT if it is not on tv it did not happen
THAT immorality is a state of mind
THAT incentive payments are the best means of insuring industrial harmony
THAT independents impede the parliamentary process
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THAT intelligence services have no place within democracies
THAT international sport is an asset
THAT it is better to be a bully than a wimp
THAT it is better to be dead than red
THAT it is more important to attack drinking than to attack smoking
THAT it is the legitimate function of a university to promote change within a society
THAT it isn't easy being green
THAT job sharing is the answer
THAT judges should be elected
THAT Kiwi music is bizarre
THAT land rights are wrong
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THAT lawyers are just well-dressed prostitutes
THAT life is easier for men
THAT life starts at 12
THAT life wasn't meant to be easy for the youth of today
THAT love is a myth
THAT machines make us slaves
THAT male chauvinists are not pigs
THAT manners make the person
THAT Marge is a good role model for women
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THAT marriage is a lottery
THAT marriage is a thing of the past
THAT marriage should be a twenty-year contract
THAT mass media is misleading
THAT mateship is a thing of the past
THAT media education should form part of high school studies
THAT men are a sorry lot
THAT men are necessary
THAT men are primitive
THAT men are unfair to women
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THAT men have lost
THAT men make better teachers than women
THAT men need liberating
THAT men should lead
THAT minority groups deserve no special treatment
THAT modern advertising creates unrealistic expectations
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THAT modern commercial advertising adds unnecessarily to the cost of living
THAT modern technology is changing persons into personnel
THAT modern technology is more foe than friend
THAT modern youth has gone to pot
THAT monarchy can enhance democracy
THAT money is a person's best friend
THAT money is corrupting sports
THAT money is the root of all evil
THAT money makes the world go round
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THAT Mrs Bobbit was right
THAT multiculturalism is in New Zealand's best interests
THAT national frontiers should be mere lines on a map
THAT nationalism is a hangover from history
THAT nationalism is a Pandora's Box
THAT nationalism is a virtue
THAT nationalism is too dangerous
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THAT newspapers abuse their power
THAT no rainforest is worth it
THAT no river is worth it
THAT nobody can like Auckland can
THAT Noddy was a SNAG
THAT non-nuclear nations should stay that way
THAT non-renewable fuels should be rationed
THAT nuclear power is our best bet
THAT nuclear power is our best hope
THAT nuclear power is the bane of our times
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THAT nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity
THAT olympic golds are over-rated
THAT one casino is one too many
THAT one tree is worth a million rolls of newsprint
THAT our academics are out of touch
THAT our armed forces should be abolished
THAT our culture is dying
THAT our defences are down
THAT our education system is a failure
THAT our education system is in need of a major overhaul
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THAT our future is out of this world
THAT our heritage is the last thing we are likely to preserve
THAT our nation is too fond of sport and games
THAT our society is over organised
THAT our television channels are becoming choked with rubbish
THAT our youth are frightened
THAT outing is outrageous
THAT parenthood should be by license only
THAT parents don't understand children
THAT parents should be more professional
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THAT parents should pay for the crimes of their children
THAT parliament is no longer the people's house
THAT parliament should be televised
THAT party politics is undemocratic
THAT peace marches are a waste of time
THAT people are the play-things of the media
THAT people are the playthings of politicians
THAT people should retire earlier
THAT pinball machines are harmful
THAT popular newspapers shield their readers from the wider world
THAT positive discrimination is desirable
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THAT poverty is a blessing
THAT privatisation is the way to go
THAT problem children are the result of problem parents
THAT professional athletes should be able to compete in the olympics
THAT prosperity is the best measure of success
THAT prostitution should be legalised
THAT public transport should be free
THAT Queen Streedt should be a pedestrian shopping mall
THAT racial equality is an impossible ideal
THAT racial vilification should be a crime
THAT rape is a problem for us all
THAT reading books is better than watching television
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THAT religion is irrelevant
THAT royal commissions are a failure
THAT rugby league should be played without a football
THAT Russia should join NATO
THAT Sam should no longer be our uncle
THAT school uniforms are necessary
THAT schooling in New Zealand is heading into the danger zone
THAT schooling interferes with education
THAT science is a menace
THAT science is the alchemy of our age
THAT science should hang its head in shame
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THAT scientists need to rethink their objectives
THAT scientology is a good philosophy
THAT security breeds boredom
THAT small government is the best government
THAT social injustice justifies political violence
THAT socialism is dead
THAT society expects too much of the teaching profession
THAT society is sick
THAT society should be deschooled
THAT solar power is necessary
THAT space should be left to itself
THAT sparing the rod spoils the child
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THAT special schools should be established for exceptionally gifted children
THAT specialisation is our best bet for the future
THAT spectators see most of the game
THAT sport has become an obsession
THAT sport is supreme
THAT sport is too competitive
THAT sport would be better without sponsors
THAT strikers should be sacked
THAT success in advertising depends on exaggeration
THAT sustainable development is a myth
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THAT taxation is theft
THAT teachers should be paid danger money
THAT teachers should have the right to corporally punish pupils
THAT teachers should wear uniforms
THAT technology is destroying humanity
THAT technology will lead to mass poverty
THAT television advertising has a bad influence
THAT television does more harm than good
THAT television has a bad influence
THAT television is a destructive influence
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THAT television is a drug
THAT television is a good influence on the home
THAT television is manipulating our lives
THAT television is the opiate of the masses
THAT terrorism should not be publicised
THAT the ANZAC legend is over-rated
THAT the arts and classics are a fundmental part of our education
THAT the arts have done little to improve humanity
THAT the arts have done little to improve the world
THAT the blessed Virgin Mary was framed
THAT the breweries should be nationalised
THAT the capitalist system is doomed to collapse
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THAT the car is a curse
THAT the car is more friend than foe
THAT the class struggle is outdated
THAT the computer is our salvation
THAT the computer is winning
THAT the concept of family is essential to the stability of our society
THAT the consumer society is destructive
THAT the day of the amateur is over
THAT the dole should be worked for
THAT the earth is our greatest heritage
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THAT the education system is not as good as it used to be
THAT the European Union is the model for CER
THAT the examination system should be abolished
THAT the family is the anchor of society
THAT the family should be celebrated
THAT the family unit is facing extinction
THAT the feminist voice has laryngitis
THAT the first aim of education is a career
THAT the fiscal envelope should be returned to sender
THAT the five day school week is too long
THAT the five-day working week is too long
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THAT the friends of the earth are the enemies of the people
THAT the generation gap is a myth
THAT the government has failed
THAT the Hauraki Gulf is the best playground in the world
THAT the ideas of a nation may be told from its advertisements
THAT the individual's clothing reflects personality
THAT the keeping of pets in private homes should be made illegal
THAT the learning of a foreign language should begin at primary school
THAT the legal drinking age should be raised
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THAT the life of our parliament is too short
THAT the Maori are now masters of their own destiny
THAT the Maori land settlements are steps in the right direction
THAT the march of science has gone too far
THAT the media abuse their power
THAT the media serves us well
THAT the microchip will set us free
THAT the new messiah is a sensitive guy
THAT the new world order has made a better world
THAT the nuclear threat is the greatest problem
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THAT the olympic spirit is dead
THAT the Olympics are a sham
THAT the Olympics should be returned to Greece
THAT the only good union is a voluntary one
THAT the only thing we have to fear is fear itself
THAT the party system is an anachronism
THAT the permissive society has gone too far
THAT the population explosion is more critical than nuclear hazards
THAT the present system of education is failing in its duty to society
THAT the price of science is too high
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THAT the Prime Minister belongs in the jungle
THAT the Prime Minister should disolve this Parliament
THAT the profit motive is efficient
THAT the road toll could be reduced
THAT the school leaving age should be raised
THAT the soapies have more influence than the pulpit
THAT the speed limit on roads should be raised
THAT the speed limit should be abolished
THAT the speed limit should be lowered
THAT the sport of motor racing should be banned
THAT the state has failed us
THAT the state of the nation is stuffed
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THAT the strike is a fair weapon
THAT the swinger is an endangered species
THAT the third world never really existed
THAT the town is a better place to live than the country
THAT the train of technology has derailed
THAT the Treaty is cause for mourning
THAT the u.s. is a good world police officer
THAT the UN should take a greater role as a global enforcer
THAT the united nations has proved itself to be impotent
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THAT the united nations no longer lives up to its ideals
THAT the united nations offers the only hope for humanity
THAT the united nations should do more to advance human rights
THAT the us has won the cold war
THAT the welfare state has sapped the initiative of the people
THAT the west is in decline
THAT the western way of life is doomed
THAT the youth of today are a credit to their country
THAT there are no inalienable rights
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THAT there are too many school holidays
THAT there is a case for land rights
THAT there is a different law for the rich
THAT there is a place for corporate sponsorship of schools
THAT there is no case for terrorism
THAT there is no depression in Bangladesh
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THAT there is too little discipline
THAT there is too much secrecy in government
THAT there must always be the poor
THAT there should be more law and order
THAT there should be no advertising on television
THAT there should be separate colleges for senior students
THAT there should be state aid to private schools
THAT there should not be cigarette sponsorship of sport
THAT those in ivory towers have too much power
THAT to preserve peace we should prepare for war
THAT today's children are spoilt
THAT today's youth needs a kick in the pants
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THAT too much emphasis is placed on sport
THAT trade unions are redundant
THAT trade unions are rooted in the past
THAT trade unions have too much power
THAT trade unions should stick to their trade
THAT trading hours should be unrestricted
THAT truth in advertising is old hat
THAT truth in advertising no longer matters
THAT uncle sam is a poor relation
THAT unionism should be compulsory
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THAT unionism threatens democracy
THAT unions are essential
THAT unions are necessary
THAT unions have served their purpose
THAT universities should undertakes the moral education of their students
THAT uranium is gold
THAT uranium should stay in the ground
THAT urban life is dehumanising
THAT vandalism is an indictment of our education system
THAT video games are a waste of time
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THAT we are over taxed
THAT we are too concerned with our feelings
THAT we can afford ANZUS
THAT we cannot afford high wages
THAT we cannot afford higher wages
THAT we don't deserve our environment
THAT we drive too fast
THAT we must stop smoking
THAT we need a new New Zealand flag
THAT we need a new Treaty
THAT we need electoral reform
THAT we need uncle sam
THAT we should ban alcohol
THAT we should ban blood sports
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THAT we should ban boxing
THAT we should be our own censors
THAT we should catch a bus rather than drive a car
THAT we should celebrate VJ Day
THAT we should close our zoos
THAT we should fly a new flag
THAT we should give way to the left
THAT we should have a new New Zealand flag
THAT we should have affirmative action
THAT we should have good news papers
THAT we should have the right to march
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THAT we should join a political party
THAT we should keep external examinations
THAT we should legalise voluntary euthanasia
THAT we should not play God with genes
THAT we should open our doors to refugees
THAT we should punish the parent when the child misbehaves
THAT we should put uncle sam behind the wheel
THAT we should re-introduce the death sentence
THAT we should regret the end of the cold war
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THAT we should rehabilitate not punish
THAT we should rethink affirmative action
THAT we should return to the Victorian Sunday
THAT we should strike before North Korea does
THAT we should take leave of our censors
THAT we should thank god for america
THAT we should train our children
THAT we should turn our backs on hollywood
THAT we should weep for our sheep
THAT we should work for the dole
THAT we talk about our rights when we should be talking about our responsibilities
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THAT we west should leave the Middle East alone
THAT we would be better off in the land of Australasia
THAT what was good enough for our parents is not good enough for us
THAT woman should step down from her pedestal
THAT women are necessary
THAT women are the only true proletariat left
THAT women as responsible for the decline in chivalry
THAT women get the attention they deserve
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THAT women have won
THAT women rule
THAT women should be seen and not heard
THAT women should obey
THAT women's liberation has failed
THAT women's liberation is a misnomer
THAT words are a barrier to communication
THAT world government is inevitable
THAT bangladesh debating council bdc
THAT world war is inevitable
THAT you can't buy a Treaty
THAT youth is wasted on the young
THAT zoos should be closed