So to some extent the stage was set for a great novelist to come along -the question was, who would it be?

所以某种程度上，舞台已经搭建好了，等待伟大的作家上场——问题是，那将是谁？

youdao

At this stage, you're probably past the question of whether you should do SOA.

在此阶段，您可能已经回答了是否应该实施SOA的问题。

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This question was being considered carefully and thoroughly by a 43-year-old man standing on a giant stage backed by high black curtains.

一个站在巨型黑布背景舞台上的43岁老人对这个问题做了很细致和深入的思考。

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As she was helped off the stage, the question of the night became whether she'd return to sing the rest of the opera.

WSJ: Culture City: One Small Stumble on the Stage, One Giant Step to Stardom

The question for traders at this stage is, how deep of a correction will you look for to cover any shorts or buy back stocks?

FORBES: Renewed Greek Jitters Weigh on Stocks

Of equal concern is that, when it comes to publication of the results, the cashing in process was complicated further at the examination entry stage when the question was asked on the entry forms whether AS results would be cashed in.

BBC: Heads' letter warns of AS-level confusion