theoretical issue
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftheoreticalandissue
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theoretical
adjective
uk/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of ...
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issue
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪʃ.uː/us/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition oftheoreticalandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftheoretical issue
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In the flood of recent literature, a controversy about a basictheoreticalissueis perceptible, even though it is rarely addressed openly.
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The symmetry-breaking process observed at the primary bifurcation in the sphere wake is in itself an interestingtheoreticalissue.
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Thetheoreticalissuein this case is the distinction between structures and conjunctures.
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The data presented provides evidence for an importanttheoreticalissue: the children had separate phonological systems for each language.
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The important, and still open,theoreticalissueis in which cases values may be left unspecified in the underlying representation.
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The nexttheoreticalissue, therefore, concerns the choice of general model.
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Although the correctness seems to be a much more important property, the completeness is far from being atheoreticalissue.
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A relatedtheoreticalissueis the engagement versus disengagement debate as a way of characterising the final phase of the lifecourse.
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However, where these codes come from has not been a majortheoreticalissueso far.
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A firsttheoreticalissueconcerns the nature of translational language.
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Clearly, this is an important empirical andtheoreticalissue.
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There is an importanttheoreticalissuehere.
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Prisoners who are causing trouble have to be manhandled—that is not a purelytheoreticalissue.
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They have spoken as though arbitration, conciliation and industrial relations were all facets of an academic,theoreticalissue.
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Apart from thetheoreticalissue, it is a grave count in that indictment of these gentlemen and the policies they pursue.
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But this is not just atheoreticalissue—it is a practical issue.
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It is atheoreticalissue.
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When candid and disciplined minds continue to disagree on atheoreticalissue, even the theory's author should feel doubts about it. 3.
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