The phrase "about to pose" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of presenting a question, issue, or challenge.
Example: "She was about to pose an important question during the meeting."
Alternatives: "ready to ask" or "on the brink of presenting".
For example, it calls upon regulators to break up banks that might be about to pose a risk to the country's economy.
CHRISTOPHER WEBB was standing in the middle of a ring of model cars, about to pose for a photograph, when he noticed a troubling presence: a green one.
The fire in unit 4 raised the possibility that spent fuel there, and possibly elsewhere in the plant, might be about to pose a new set of threats both to the reactor workers and to the world beyond the confines of the plant.In principle, spent fuel is much less of a problem than a not-quite-shut-down reactor keep it in a cool pool of water and it should be fine.
The only time science and math education came up during the 2-hour hearing, however, was when Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) informed the 44-year-old Chicago native that he expected "a yes answer" to all the questions he was about to pose.
"What we see is last-minute haggling about how to pose before the cameras".
This whole week, I've been reading threads about how to pose, what to wear in autumn, and how to do a photoshoot.
Still, you wonder about her willingness to pose nude so frequently, often outdoors, and Mrs. Callahan doesn't hesitate to raise the subject herself.
To speak of an insanely gorgeous book about frogs would seem to pose a contradiction in terms.
He's the biggest poser in the business - but then, he has got something to pose about.
Last year Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, said his agency was watching about 2,000 people deemed to pose a direct threat to national security and public safety.
But how a question ought to be answered once posed is different from strategizing about when and how to pose the question in the first place.
