| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] issue [was/were] the [noun] | 10 |
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| 2 | [adj] issue [was/were] the [noun] | 9 |
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| 3 | [prep] issue [was/were] the [noun] | 6 |
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| 4 | [prep] issue [was/were] the [noun] | 6 |
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| 5 | at issue [was/were] the [noun] | 5 |
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| 6 | at issue [was/were] the [noun] | 5 |
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| 7 | issue [was/were] [conj] the [noun] | 11 |
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| 8 | issue [was/were] whether the [noun] | 10 |
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| 9 | issue [was/were] whether the [noun] | 10 |
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| 10 | issue [was/were] [subord] the [noun] | 10 |
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| 11 | issue [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 12 | issue [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 13 | issue [was/were] the [noun] [prep] | 15 |
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| 14 | issue [was/were] the [noun] [prep] | 15 |
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| 15 | issue [was/were] the [noun] of | 11 |
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| 16 | issue [was/were] the [noun] of | 11 |
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