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There are without question pros and cons to the SOA approach, and some of the cons are pretty long.

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Quick take

an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of question gathered in one view.

noun

an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"

noun

the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

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a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for question.

noun

an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"

See also: inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation

noun

the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

noun

a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

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uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

See also: doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness

noun

a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"

noun

an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"

verb

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"

verb

pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"

verb

pose a question

verb

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

verb

place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

Example sentences

There are without question pros and cons to the SOA approach, and some of the cons are pretty long.

" If you can say "yes" to the second question, the answer to the first question doesn't matter.

"If you are a CTO you should be asking this question: "How quickly can we recover from a perfect storm?

When you talk to them you realize that on Stack Overflow, answering questions is about learning.

I question the value of any such assessment over what you learn in 1-4 hours of interviewing.

"Anyone who wants to make the claim that technology is net killing jobs has to be prepared to answer the question: why now?

Our answer to \nthe question of what police must do before searching a cell \nphone seized incident to an arrest is accordingly simple— \nget a warrant.

"They didn't ask those questions, they couldn't take responsibility, they blamed the junior developer.

News flash,If you are a CEO you should be asking this question: "How many people in this company can unilaterally destroy our entire business model?

"Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party" is a question that destroyed many careers as the blacklists proliferated back in the 1950s.

I need a strong, material answer from Google on this question long before a few dollar bills become the important matter of distinction.~~~I'm sorry if I come off as scaremongering.

It was just kind of a let-down after such a long buildup, and then they started to wonder why they invested the entirety of their twenties into it and question whether that's really what they wanted their life to be.

When I stayed after class to ask you questions I was too shy to ask in class, or to just discuss the subject material in greater depth, youd answer in a very short, annoyed tone, as if you had more important things to do.

The top rated comment on this question asserts that the reason why programmers have lower salaries is because they are logical, intelligent individuals who refuse to play the politics game and thus are hated by executives.