explosive issue

collocation in English

meaningsofexplosiveandissue

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explosive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.sɪv/
exploding or able to ...
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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 ofexplosiveandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexplosive issue

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Tariff reform was anexplosiveissuefor the party.
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He said that this was anexplosiveissueand proceeded to make an explosive speech.
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This is not merely a panic reaction to a politicallyexplosiveissue.
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Secondly, it provided a means for managing what had become literally theexplosiveissueof sovereignty.
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A particularlyexplosiveissueis the monitoring of third country vessels.
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That is a highly sensitive andexplosiveissue.
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It is anexplosiveissuewith which to make any debut.
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Potentially it is a highlyexplosiveissue.
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It is anexplosiveissue.
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The clashes between both groups pressured provincial politicians to address theexplosiveissueof language policy.
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He helped guide the institution through a time in history when racial integration of the student body was a divisive andexplosiveissue.
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This was because reflection did not just focus upon episcopal spirituality but also upon the potentially more explosive issues of hierarchy and jurisdiction.
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There are three explosive issues facing the world.
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Racial tension is now one of the most explosive issues.
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There will still be many explosive issues to resolve.
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On grounds of self-preservation they will see a common interest in keeping the peace and in preventing explosive issues from erupting into conflict.
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That, in the nature of things, is inevitable, but it does not serve the public interest in such explosive issues as those with which we are concerned today.
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Enforcement will require properly qualified officers who know how to deal with the public and who are used to handling potentially sensitive and even explosive issues.
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Controversy erupted over a number of explosive issues.
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