Sentence examples for the plain question from inspiring English sources

"The plain question is, how can the CIA be expected to protect this country if it can't even protect itself?" The answer, of course, comes in the form of our heroine, Mathison, who remains stuck in a quagmire of  paranoia, off meds and wringing her hands over yet another attack on American soil she should have prevented.

(For details, see the essays of Mark Twain, who believed that "plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities").

"Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities".

WILDE: You must ask me a plain question.

A first plain question regarding age-related variations is whether MSC numbers change during adult life span.

In response to a list of questions from The Plain Dealer about the possibility of the cancellation that was e-mailed on Tuesday, Emiliano Colomasi, Ms. Sgarlata's spokesman, told the newspaper that he had forwarded the questions to her and that he hoped she would respond soon.

The apparent failure of two learned and serious ministers to hear the plain, earnest intent of Jack's question is painful in itself, but it is also the sign of something larger.

12.30pm: Secretary Gates makes it plain: The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we... best prepare for it.

But to her credit Ms. Mason includes amusingly incredulous and wry responses from Reggie Wilson and Donald McKayle, and her plainer questions get some yeasty answers.

That's the plain plain plain truth.

In the plain, in the plain...".