Collocations for "issue"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "issue" in context.
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issue
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [social, economic, political, strategic] issues
- has [money, work, relationship, personal, family] issues
- is [a common, an unforeseen, a known, a complicated] issue
- might have legal issues with
- am [having, experiencing] issues with
- issues with my [computer, grades, boss]
- has issues with me
- is an issue to [consider, address, fix, resolve]
- the issue was never [considered]
- need to [consider] this issue
- take this issue into consideration
- [overlook, ignore, dismiss] the issue
- this issue [requires, needs] immediate attention
- made an issue of the [question, comment, report]
- took issue with [her boss, everyone present]
- I take issue with the [idea, argument] that
- [money, age, distance] was not an issue
- [money] is no issue
- is an issue for [many, lots] of [people, customers, students]
- the issues of the day
- [raised, brought up] an important issue
- the issue was [mentioned, touched on, discussed] in
- [talked about, avoided] the (important) issues
- the issues involving [the economy, foreign policy]
- in the [fall, 2002, first] issue (of)
- in issue (number) [5]
- in this issue of the [magazine, journal, publication]
- issue a [statement, warning, complaint, citation]
- issued a [report, warrant, passport]
- issue a [license, certification]
- issue a new [coin, note, book]
- issued by the [police, state, company]
- issued by [post, email, certified mail]
- issued in [accordance, connection, furtherance] with
- issued to [each, all, every]
- issued on [December 5]
- issued in [2013]
- issued in [person, the department office, the city hall]
- issued under [section, article] [10]
- issued [monthly, bimonthly]
- (command) cannot be issued without
- blood issued from the [wound, cut]
'issue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accord
- address
- advise
- agree
- alert
- anything
- apology
- approach
- argue
- aspect
- attention
- attitude
- authority
- ballot
- big
- boil
- bottom
- bridge
- bring
- budge
- bumper
- call
- camera
- card
- center
- chiefly
- clarify
- close
- cloud
- coin
- complex
- concern
- confer
- confuse
- considered
- consistency
- consulting
- contemplate
- contemporary
- contest
- contribution
- controversial
- core
- correct
- counsel
- crave
- critical
- current
- cut
- daily