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Discover LudwigThe phrase "taking up the issue" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to explicitly refer to beginning to discuss or consider something, especially something that has been raised or put forward by another person or group. For example, "During the town hall meeting, the mayor took up the issue of the proposed new tax rates."
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Taking up the issue of women's status in a modern context, Marianne Boe offers a nuanced view of how women's rights activists assert their rights within an Islamic context by weaving together religious and historical texts and narratives.
So some investors are taking up the issue again.
The council is taking up the issue again.
Understandably as a new MP and a loyalist he did not fancy taking up the issue.
We applaud the United Nations Security Council for taking up the issue.
He said he would be taking up the issue with Pakistan.
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The House has not yet taken up the issue.
The City Council has already taken up the issue.
That body voted to debate the flag, but has not yet taken up the issue.
The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet taken up the issue.
Rush Limbaugh took up the issue.
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