underlying issue

collocation in English

meaningsofunderlyingandissue

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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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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 ofunderlyingandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theunderlyingissueis that any kind of interesting form of pluralism would involve the recognition of incommensurable positions.
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Theunderlyingissueis, to state it again, one of scale: millions of people cannot strictly deliberate together.
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This suggests that anunderlyingissuebetween the two groups may have been, from the outset, the question of 'proletarianisation'.
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Again, theunderlyingissuehere and in many other interpretations of ceramic analysis is the assumption that similarities in ceramics equal the movement of people.
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Is it a change in interest in theunderlyingissue?
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We have to be able—having had a discussion about powers and activities—to address theunderlyingissueof legitimacy.
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If we look at theunderlyingissuethat concerns all of us, one point on which we all agree is the wellbeing of children.
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I propose to project theunderlyingissueinto perhaps over-sharp focus by asking more than a rhetorical question.
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Nevertheless, there is anunderlyingissueof immense gravity for the country.
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However, that does not change theunderlyingissue.
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Theunderlyingissueis whether the trade unions are doing what their members want.
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That is relevant to theunderlyingissueraised by the third amendment.
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There is anunderlyingissuefor all of us: it is not a party political issue.
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I simply reiterate that there is anunderlyingissueof principle.
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Theunderlyingissueis whether we need a greater element of independent third-party vetting and more consistent monitoring and review.
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I hope that that seriousunderlyingissuewill not be overlooked.
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Theunderlyingissueis that of consent.
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I understand that many of the amendments related to the appointments commission are concerned with theunderlyingissue.
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The arguments have changed a bit since 1952, of course, but theunderlyingissueremains the same.
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These meetings dealt with different aspects of the sameunderlyingissue, the world's monetary difficulties.
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