Collocations withquestion
These are words often used in combination withquestion.
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all-important question
I should like to turn to the all-important question of conservation.
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basic question
Research on this basic question is ongoing and far from settled.
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burning question
That is the burning question.
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closed-ended question
The respondents were asked two follow-up questions to their initial bid, one of which is a closed-ended question.
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comprehension question
The participant then pressed the space bar to obtain the next item which might be the next test sentence or a comprehension question.
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crucial question
This was the crucial question.
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debatable question
I am not absolutely clear whether that is a fair principle or not; it is a debatable question, anyway.
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ethical question
Nonprofit hospitals are the crux of this ethical question.
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follow-up question
Moreover, including a follow-up question increases the precision of the result.
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following question
This invites the following question.
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fundamental question
The second limit begs the fundamental question.
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hypothetical question
I said that it was a hypothetical question; it remains a hypothetical question.
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inevitable question
At best, it simply pushes the inevitable question about adaptation a little further back into the past.
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interesting question
This is an interesting question.
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intriguing question
Why mice have evolved a photopic sensitivity that favors ultraviolet radiation is an intriguing question.
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key question
This is the key question.
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legitimate question
This is a legitimate question, which the editors are right to emphasize.
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metaphysical question
The identity of the self is an unresolved metaphysical question.
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obvious question
We are left with an obvious question.
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open-ended question
This was an open-ended question and respondents provided 19 different reasons for rejection.
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overriding question
Although not explicitly stated, both committee memoranda address the overriding question about the general attitude toward life and death.
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perennial question
The perennial question, however, is whether it is worth incurring the associated transaction costs.
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philosophical question
The philosophical question here is where an event starts and stops.
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pressing question
A pressing question is, how can older people live their longer lives positively and to the full?
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profound question
Not until the nineteenth century did the concept of a natural law come into profound question.
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provocative question
That is not a provocative question.
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puzzling question
If we do not distinguish between senses of 'ought', this is a puzzling question.
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question of authenticity
The question of authenticity is much debated in the literature.
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question of fairness
Apart from issues related to the effects of such an increase, the question of fairness can be invoked.
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question of legality
The question of legality has been raised.
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Hansard archive
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question of reasonableness
The question of reasonableness would, normally, be one of fact, turning on the circumstances of each case.
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question of viability
It is a question of viability and efficiency, and getting the whole thing effectively into place.
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related question
A related question is: harmonization of what?
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serious question
However, the serious question which needs addressing is this.
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silly question
To ask whether it is real or authentic is a silly question.
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simple question
Unfortunately this is not a simple question.
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specific question
A specific question was asked of the participants.
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subsidiary question
In considering the main question the subsidiary question of the supply of arms, ammunition, equipment and clothing will not be lost sight of.
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Hansard archive
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substantive question
This is a substantive question.
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thorny question
The thorny question of the integrability of demand functions is glossed over rather too swiftly.
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tricky question
This indeed is a very tricky question to answer and deserves a prominent place on the agenda for discussion.
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trivia question
Another type of word search puzzle contains a trivia question at the bottom.
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unanswerable question
This is still an unanswerable question.
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valid question
In our view this is a valid question.
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written question
It was a written question.
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Hansard archive
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