The state of residence of someone who works all over the world and is able to own several residences is far from a straightforward question.

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The legal issues "boil down to a single straightforward question, " the petition said.

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Perhaps the most remarkable thing is that the PM replied in her own hand in a very straightforward letter which took the question seriously.

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He said voters in Scotland should be presented as soon as possible with a "simple, straightforward and legal" question over whether they wanted to remain in the UK or not.

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But South Koreans have adopted a far more robust and straightforward approach to the question than people in the West have.

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With a properly-framed question, finding an elegant answer becomes almost straightforward.

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