tricky question

collocation in English

meaningsoftrickyandquestion

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tricky
adjective
uk
/ˈtrɪk.i/us
/ˈtrɪk.i/
If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention ...
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question
noun
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃən/us
/ˈkwes.tʃən/
a sentence or phrase used to find ...
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(Definition oftrickyandquestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftricky question

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This indeed is a verytrickyquestionto answer and deserves a prominent place on the agenda for discussion.
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This is always atrickyquestion.
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That is a verytrickyquestion.
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At the heart is thetrickyquestionof resources.
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Then there is the verytrickyquestionof common land.
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It was a verytrickyquestionto ask me.
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There is also thetrickyquestionof search and entry.
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We are dealing here with atrickyquestionof comparative international law.
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It is not atrickyquestion; it is a matter of fact.
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The use of biometrics is atrickyquestionfrom the point of view of data protection.
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Whether that requires incentive payments for evening or weekend sports is atrickyquestion.
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How far one can patent living organisms and improvements on living organisms is atrickyquestion.
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It is not a detail, it is a verytrickyquestion.
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The ownership of the surplus is a difficult andtrickyquestion.
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Thirdly, has there been any easing of tension over thetrickyquestionof the name?
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It raises the verytrickyquestionof how such garage space, and the construction of it, is to be financed.
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We must not be frightened by the fact that we are facing a verytrickyquestionof drafting.
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I do not believe that it is possible to generalise on paper about the verytrickyquestionof split premises.
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But we must be prepared to give the time necessary to reach a satisfactory settlement of thistrickyquestion.
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Thetrickyquestionof how to fund the schools, or in some way recompense them for their time and effort is now a pressing one.
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