Example sentences of "to ask the [adj] question " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first critical step was to ask the right question . |
| 2 | When this is the case , pre-meeting briefing of supporters to get them to ask the right questions ( ones that you can answer well ) and to t ring in relevant information and viewpoints is essential . |
| 3 | It is particularly important that those members of staff who participate in interviews with the potential expatriate and spouse are well-briefed to ask the right questions and in turn provide detailed , helpful responses to any anxieties raised . |
| 4 | Out on the road , we were expected to have enough basic journalistic training and common-sense to ask the right questions . |
| 5 | ‘ Is there anything I should know in order to ask the right questions ? ’ |
| 6 | Getting more information on comparative performance also enabled them to ask the right questions , although it also demonstrated the continuing inadequacies of data . |
| 7 | ‘ We can also help people to ask the right questions because when a diagnosis is first made , they may feel confused and upset . |
| 8 | The most important thing is that you 're in danger of not being able to ask the nasty questions because the family are all so lovely and you get on so well with them and do n't want to ask impertinent questions . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But this must not influence those involved , who have now to ask the critical question — how do we get out of this mess ? |
| 10 | ‘ We are not afraid to ask the dumb questions on this show , ’ he proclaims . |
| 11 | Uncomfortable and in pain , she followed Dinah out of the dentist 's consulting-room , then dared to ask the only question of her life . |
| 12 | Inaccurate or biased research deserves our criticism , but it is just as important to ask the prior questions of why researchers have chosen to study sex differences so intensively in the first place ( why does no-one study ‘ sex similarity ’ ? |
| 13 | It is relevant here to ask the simple question of how processes commonly related to intelligence are predictors of sign language learning . |
| 14 | Mr Johnson secretly arranged with David Mitchell to ask the crucial question during one of his announcements . |
| 15 | In our tradition we think it appropriate , and indeed urgent , to ask the vertiginous question about Creation : ‘ Why is there anything instead of nothing ? ’ |
| 16 | An inappropriate model of visual perception will lead us to ask the wrong questions about the parts of the brain we believe to be involved in it . |
| 17 | Time to ask the obvious question . |
| 18 | There was silence in the room for some time as he waited for Frank to regain his composure , to ask the inevitable questions . |
| 19 | He saw Maisie start to open her mouth and , before she had time to ask the inevitable question , said , ‘ We had borrowed money from the pig bank . |
| 20 | Provided they do n't hold up the meeting too often , it is often useful to have one such man at the meeting , since he can be relied upon to ask the naive question that many others would like to ask but dare not . |