"I believe it is not only possible, but in fact easier to do this without deciding the legal question of whether these states have ever been out of the Union.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

"In the House of Representatives, it is really a question of whether Obama's Democrats are going to lose 15 seats or 25 seats or the 40 seats necessary for the Republicans to take over."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

But there was still a question about whether corporations could have the same freedom of political speech as real people do.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

The question was whether a business method is enough of an invention to receive a patent.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

And the question remains whether her family had a legal or moral right to receive payment after something of monetary value was made from their mother's cells.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

"To be,or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?"

VOA: special.2010.01.06

"There should be no question whatsoever as to whether the United States actively supports these essential goals of the Iranian people,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Analysts say a key question is whether Russia will continue to insist missile defense be linked to the conclusion of an arms-control agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

That has led some security analysts like Fred Burton of the Austin, Texas-based global intelligence company Stratfor to question whether President Calderon can win this war.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

"The question is whether they can create a change in the outlook of Afghan people -- of farmers,and shopkeepers and others who may be intimidated by the Taliban."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

For example,one question they wanted to answer was whether the loss of quality life years was due to people dying sooner - mortality - or living in poor health - morbidity.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

A key question is whether either chamber of Congress will employ what is called the "reconciliation process" aimed at overcoming filibusters,or blocks, in the Senate on contentious measures where a 60-vote majority is usually required to pass major legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

But central to the debate going on in Britain is the very credibility of the Afghan government as more and more question whether British lives should be put at risk in support of what is seen as a less than clean Hamid Karzai government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"But the important question is whether or not you need that information and our view very strongly is that,you know, all of that type of information that is relevant to the conservation and management of whales can be gathered using new and very powerful non-lethal tools."

VOA: standard.2010.01.05