be a matter of
Example Sentences
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Asked whether it would be a matter of days or weeks, the US leader said it would take "two or three days".
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
U.S. support for Taiwan’s democratic movement used to be a matter of principle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Some said it would be possible for the technology to apply some privacy protections, such as face blurring—but that would be a matter of government, not company, policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
They liked the campaign’s view that if your family has poor health outcomes, it must be a matter of individual failure, whether it’s taking Tylenol or failing to feed kids organic food.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
Till today I thought replacing my granddad's Omega'd just be a matter of tracking one down.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
