In other contexts the principle is open to serious question.

Thus, the legitimacy of Israel s right to exist remains an open question. Indeed, never before has the question of legitimacy been so fundamental to a conflict between nations.

On 12 January, the Security Council held an open debate on the question concerning Haiti.

These procedures have to change otherwise, the integrity of consensus decisions will be open to question.

So the next and final question was, well, how much force does a mantis shrimp produce if they're able to break open snails?

Whether such rules are legal texts within the meaning of article 5 of the Model Law is open to question.

My delegation would like to commend Benin for holding this open debate on the question of children and armed conflict.

When the Commission discussed its future work, it left open the question of what form that future work might take.

Whether these efforts will succeed in putting biomedical research on a more sustainable footing remains an open question. This could still turn out to be biology s century.

But exactly what would replace the dollar under such circumstances remains an open question. After all, a loss of computer records would make the euro equally suspect.

Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters report of the Open ended Working Group (A 59 47)

Subject to paragraph 9 below, the meetings of the Committee shall be open to Parties and open closed to the public unless the Committee and the Party whose compliance is in question agree otherwise.

My delegation has an open mind on the proposal to transform the Commission on Human Rights into a human rights council, but the question is Are the essential problems only structural?

So let's try asking a question, like a health related question.

The Parties or observers to whom the meeting is open shall not have a right to participate in the meeting unless the Committee and the Party whose compliance is in question agree otherwise.

For liberals, the question is never whether borders should be completely open or closed a society open to all would have no rights worth protecting, while a society closed to all would have no rights worth emulating. If one is looking for an abstract principle to follow on questions of immigration, liberalism cannot provide it.

6. Decides to keep open during its fifty fifth session the item entitled Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects .

The objective must accordingly be to motivate UNDP to commit itself more fully to the Cooperation Agreement UNIDO's commitment seemed not to be open to question.

Many of these new flexibilities are open to question and debate, but their base precepts do challenge concepts of core management standardization in rather dramatic ways.

In response to a question on date production, the Open ended Working Group was informed that work was planned to address this sector and this was considered in the context of the replenishment study.

Report of the Open ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council (A 59 47)

We think it's a question of not whether, but a question of when.

The Open ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council began its deliberations in January 1994.

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A complicated question.

A good question.

Mr. Kuchinsky (Ukraine) I wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for holding this open debate on the question of small arms.

It was divided into ten very simple themes love, anger, sadness and so on each of which contained a single, very open ended question put to the world What do you love? What makes you angry?

The question of transformation in Africa really is a question of leadership.

And the question isn't really so much a question as an accusation.

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I was caught off guard when Stephen Colbert asked me a profound question, a profound question.

That's a great question.

Here's a little question.

I have a question.

That's a good question.

It's a good question.

That's a stupid question!

Turkey is now, finally, negotiating with the European Commission the terms of its possible membership in the European Union. But whether possible becomes eventual remains very much an open question.

Although the bill had failed, it showed that the door was partly open, and it was not out of the question that another attempt would be made to introduce amendments.