Example sentences of "it [be] a question of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are fighting for their enslavement as if it were a question of their salvation . |
| 2 | as if it were a question of an immediate marriage ! |
| 3 | It 's a question of raising the money . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a question of how to get the cream to float on top of the coffee . ’ |
| 5 | Well yes , in so far as it 's a question of degree , though if Crime and Punishment really is the king of thrillers then there 's something unique to remark in it and even to wax a bit pompous about . |
| 6 | It 's a question of finding the right sources — like penitentials , books prescribing penances for a variety of sins , of which sexual sins formed the largest category . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a question of pragmatism , because we found to obtain rights to certain tracks would have cost more than the budget for the entire picture . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ It 's a question of definitions of purpose of establishment in a tough fashion — it can not be anything else — of priorities . |
| 9 | It 's a question of the elephant getting used to your voice and feel . |
| 10 | I also think it 's a question of being able to provide , certainly at the top of a company , a sense of direction and I find it hard to see how you can have an absolutely clear sense of direction unless you yourself are able to assess the essentials as you see them for success in your particular trade . |
| 11 | It 's a question of giving them help in areas where they may not traditionally have had expertise . |
| 12 | As far as the Science Museum is concerned it 's a question of helping it with the whole game of raising finance and all the other things they have to do . |
| 13 | It 's a question of political will for him either to encourage arbitration or to make the funds available for a fair settlement . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a question of horses for courses , finding the best route forward and adopting the practices to fit that rather than bulldozing your way through without perhaps realising the wider environment in which this needs to work , ’ says John Catford , director of the Health Promotion Authority for Wales and professor of health promotion at the University of Wales . |
| 15 | It 's a question of morphology , he says , cultural movements . |
| 16 | For the rest of the season it 's a question of fine-tuning and correcting any minor mistakes . |
| 17 | It 's a question of contacts : |
| 18 | It 's a question of getting the balance right and doing your homework . |
| 19 | It 's a question of not being discouraged and persevering until suddenly a drawing looks like you hope , of seeing the possibility in something , in a line , and thinking ‘ Oh quick , I must n't change that . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's a question of adding one thing to another to see what will happen . ’ |
| 21 | It 's a question of a new approach . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's a question of whether they can be bothered . |
| 23 | If you 've got to act , you 've got to act , there 's no sense about it , it 's a question of something inside you compelling you , not letting you do anything else — the stage is your life , you do n't care about pay or conditions or — ’ I dried up . |
| 24 | In other words , it 's a question of attitude as much as location . |
| 25 | ‘ And most of them are touched when it 's a question of Coeur de Lion . ’ |
| 26 | Maybe it 's a question of semantics ; ‘ sheltered ’ can be good : ‘ segregated ’ is always bad . |
| 27 | I believe he 'll get them , and — Hirst take note — it 's a question of when , not if , Francis wins his first trophy . |
| 28 | I have played a full set of District Championship games and now it 's a question of getting sharper . ’ |
| 29 | Although confessing to being ‘ a bit surprised ’ , she told ACCOUNTANCY : ‘ I worked quite hard for the month before but in the end , it 's a question of learning the stuff , and making sure you remember it when you get in there . ’ |
| 30 | Holbein sounds a long way away from Braque but I think it 's a question of visual patterns , the division of the area . |