at issue
Idioms-
In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue . [Early 1800s]
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In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy . This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England , 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue .”
Example Sentences
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Tax issues are more complicated since the fund is taxed as a passive foreign investment company.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Tax issues failed to derail some past Cabinet nominees, including former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, a Democrat, but have claimed others like former Sen. Tom Daschle.
From Time • Jan. 24, 2017
Tax issues have been problematic for other entertainment figures, including Jersey Shore reality TV show personality Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino: the IRS indicted him on charges of tax fraud in 2014.
From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2016
Tax issues were not a factor in our decision, but rather the availability of affordable university education and health insurance.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2013
Tax issues are one of the negatives that has worried potential offshore investors in local private equity funds.
From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2011
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