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“As a talent evaluator, if the indirect question is, ‘Is Diego good enough to play at the top level in Europe?’

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Where she would ask sighted visitors how they would interpret a piece of art based on what they see, she might ask an Art Beyond Sight group a more indirect question such as, “Why would someone have their portrait painted?”

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At the Toronto news conference, a moderator paid by Searchlight mostly kept the focus on the movie, asking just one indirect question about the assault. 

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No question mark is wanted after an indirect question like this.

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“International lenders as well as the leaders of New Democracy and Pasok view the upcoming votes in Parliament as an answer to this indirect question of whether Greece should remain part of the euro zone or not, something like a referendum.”

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