Example sentences of "the issue was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say , the issue was the subject of regular battles across the floor of the Guildhall and in the Stormont House of Commons . |
| 2 | What settled the issue was the rise of the pomeshchiks . |
| 3 | The issue was the identity of R's first assailant . |
| 4 | The issue was the right to ‘ strangers ’ consulage' , the duties payable by foreigners shipping goods under the protection of the English flag . |
| 5 | Even twelve months ago , the issue was the political flavour of the month , of real concern and anxiety only to a half , a handful of parliamentarians and a bar full of lobby correspondents . |