Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [adj] question " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once you 've pondered the crucial question of which is the bigger — Mount Everest or Blessed 's supremely affable ego , then the best course of action is simply to let the saltily ribald tidal wave of his enthusiasm for the Big Hill and its history wash over you . |
| 2 | To these issues must be added the allied questions of selection and appraisal . |
| 3 | But the question is not abstract in real life , so to the interesting questions of how must be added the urgent question of what . |
| 4 | Then had come the only question Bess Halidon was ever to ask about the incident . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman has considerably broadened the original question . |
| 6 | Now having said that , of course , I 've almost answered the other question , that I just do not believe there are any rules . |
| 7 | Now having said that , of course , I 've almost answered the other question , that I just do not believe there are any rules . |
| 8 | If he had answered the right question in the wrong way , his decision would be binding . |
| 9 | Note that the package will not be prepared until LIFESPAN has shown you the lists of modules and DCs and you have answered the appropriate question . |
| 10 | I 've already answered the underlying question , I do believe that they should have the maximum discretion and then they should be answerable for their decisions to their local electors who want a good police service and want a good education service and there is money there for them to do it if that is their wish . |
| 11 | This series has answered the detailed questions people are asking about the Health Service , about Yugoslavia and so on . |
| 12 | If he had answered the wrong question , his decision would be a nullity . |
| 13 | This , he argues , is good news for reform since it makes fudging the issue harder : ‘ We still have not answered the basic question : do we want to be Libya or Europe , to re-establish an old-style communist regime or to promote market institutions ? |
| 14 | I 've said the fucking question wrong anyway |
| 15 | I hope I 've understood the supplementary question correctly , if I 've not I apologise to Mr but we are dealing in a technical area . |
| 16 | J. H. Plumb has raised the interesting question ‘ Why did history develop in Europe , whereas in China it never extracted itself from the iron grip of the past in the service of the present ? ’ |
| 17 | During the sixth round of talks in August and September the Israel-Syria strand of the negotiations appeared to have supplanted the Palestinian question as the principal issue [ see p. 39119 ] , and in an interview with Le Monde on Oct. 20 Rabin described negotiations with Syria as " promising " . |
| 18 | He had asked the ultimate question — What is it for ? — and got the obvious , the only answer . |
| 19 | There was general approval that I 'd asked the right question — no one back in the newsroom realised how hard it had been . |
| 20 | 13.8.1 Has the expert asked the right question ? |
| 21 | If they formulate detailed hypotheses and produce elaborate questionnaires or interview schedules without first carrying out informal interviews they may well go off in a completely fruitless direction and have only themselves to blame when they end up with several hundred completed forms , none of which have asked the right questions about the right key factors . |
| 22 | Martin Braine found that if children between five and six years of age are shown a standard visual illusion — such as a stick in water appearing to be broken , by light refraction — they will distinguish correctly between ‘ looks ? ’ and ‘ really ? ’ questions , but that if they are asked the neutral question ‘ Is the stick straight or broken ? ’ they will say that it is broken . |
| 23 | Erm and those people who have been asked the specific question , Would you pay a premium price for this water as against that which you 're drinking ? said yes . |
| 24 | I am giving my hon. Friend the correct answer ; if he has asked the wrong question , that is his problem . |
| 25 | Accordingly , they were asked the direct question : " Would you describe this as science fiction ? " |
| 26 | 42% said they were actively doing something to ‘ avoid getting TB ’ and were asked the open-ended question ‘ what are you doing to avoid getting TB ? ’ . |
| 27 | Subjects were asked the open-ended question : ‘ why do you think there is more TB going around recently ? ’ . |
| 28 | I must say , I was rather disappointed , for I would like to have discussed the bantering question with him . |
| 29 | At the time of his arrival , the prohibitions of lay investiture and clerical homage must have been fresh in Anselm 's mind , and it is unimaginable that he should not have discussed the whole question with one of the main agents of the new policy . |
| 30 | Aware as I went she had dodged the crucial question . |