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 1. When question is followed by a preposition, it is usually of:
      ... poses the somber question of whether we are in for another war —Time, 15 Apr. 1946
      Nor does the question of length trouble a novelist — Bernard DeVoto, The World of Fiction, 1950
      A little honest thieving hurts no one, especially when it is a question of gold —Graham Greene, Travels with My Aunt, 1969
      There was the question of Jefferson Davis. In my shadowy understanding of history, I assumed that ... he was beyond reproach —Robert Penn Warren, Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back, 1980
      The question of whether it is appropriate for private U.S. banks to lend to foreign governments has yet to be debated —Felix G. Rohatyn, The Twenty-Year Century, 1983
      Question is also used, but much less frequently, with about and as to:
      You've got to tell them the exact truth. There's really no question about it —Rose Macaulay, Potterism, 1920
      ... the procedures ... are not easy and there is considerable question as to their value —James B. Co-nant, Slums and Suburbs, 1961
 2. Preceded by a qualifier like no or little, question is often followed by a clause introduced by but that, but what, or simply that. Reader's Digest 1983 prefers that, though acknowledging the other conjunctions. All are standard.
      There is no question but that there will be a general rise in wages in the next month or two —Edwin A. Lahey, New Republic, 1 Oct. 1945
      There is no question but that these changes shift the civilian-military balance —Townsend Hoopes, Yale Rev., December 1953
      There can be no question but what the action taken ... did much to discourage future attempts to pick up cheap gains —Leland M. Goodrich, Jour, of International Affairs, Spring 1952
      There is no question but what the national nominating convention is a faithful expression of the genius of the American people —Wilfred E. Binkley, New Republic, 1 Mar. 1954
      ... there seemed little question that it would be able to count on government support —Collier's Year Book, 1949
      Question may also be followed by a clause introduced by whether or which:
      This view begs the question whether literature is only or essentially art —Wayne Shumaker, Elements of Critical Theory, 1952
      The President and the Prime Minister were both accustomed to holding the centre of the stage. In a sense, what the "first summit" was about was the question which would up-stage the other —Times Literary Supp., 9 Apr. 1970
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