a question of
idiom
—used to say that one thing results from or requires another
"I can't go!" "If it's just a question of money, I can let you borrow some."
It's only a question of time before/until we catch him.
Is success all just a question of being in the right place at the right time?
Examples of a question of in a Sentence
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The only problem was Verstappen, who reduced last year’s Formula 1 season to a question of who was finishing second, and is threatening to do so again this year, the world’s best driver with the world’s best Formula 1 car with the world’s best Formula 1 team.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
Love of country thus becomes a question of love or country.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Turns out this gender gap is more a question of culture and experience than of innate ability.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
This is not a question of whether the vaccine works.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Why Congress, in passing the 14th Amendment, did not go further to ban all felons from the presidency is a question of political will, Wehle said.
—David Nakamura, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court then dealt a severe blow to Smith’s plans for a spring trial by agreeing to take up a question of presidential immunity at the end of April.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
For Rob, this was a question of Sophie’s ability to stay faithful.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
The judge found that the difference is a question of fact — not opinion.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
Love of country thus becomes a question of love or country.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Turns out this gender gap is more a question of culture and experience than of innate ability.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
This is not a question of whether the vaccine works.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Why Congress, in passing the 14th Amendment, did not go further to ban all felons from the presidency is a question of political will, Wehle said.
—David Nakamura, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court then dealt a severe blow to Smith’s plans for a spring trial by agreeing to take up a question of presidential immunity at the end of April.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
For Rob, this was a question of Sophie’s ability to stay faithful.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
The judge found that the difference is a question of fact — not opinion.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
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