posed questions to vs posed questions for

Both 'posed questions to' and 'posed questions for' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Posed questions to' is used when referring to the act of asking questions directly to someone or a group of people. On the other hand, 'posed questions for' is used when indicating the purpose or target of the questions being asked.

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posed questions to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the act of asking questions directly to someone or a group of people.

Examples:

During the interview, the journalist posed questions to the politician.
The teacher posed questions to the students to stimulate discussion.

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It's strange he only posed one question to you.
So I posed the question to my graduate student.
In September I posed a question to the Commission on its representations to the Indian authorities regarding anti-Christian violence in Orissa and anti-conversion laws that are rife in parts of India.
But evidence from the excavation... Digging... and the findings I made posed a question to which I have to date no satisfactory answer.
It was in that spirit that I posed my question to Lou, whom I have known since the late 1990's.
At the time my patient posed this question to me, breast density was an obscure topic in the radiology literature, and very few women having mammograms, or the physicians ordering them, knew about this.
I posed a question to the 300,000 users of the page at the time: Today is the 14th of January.
At the beginning of 2007 my colleague Dimitar Stoyanov posed a question to the European Commission asking whether there was such a requirement for all these units to be closed down in order for Bulgaria to be accepted into the EU.
So these are national agencies and it is the responsibility of the national governments, which is why I posed the question to the Council.
Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE) also posed a written question to the Commission on the subject earlier this year.
She will be incarcerated until she answers the question posed to her by the people.
Mr Solana, however, posed the question as to what is to be done in such a situation.
You have a legal obligation to answer the questions posed to you.
Until we have a complete psychological evaluation, he will be taking the Fifth on any and all questions posed to him.
This candidate allegedly did not give sufficient answers to the questions posed to him during the oral examination.
A question better posed to your leader.
A question better posed to your leader.
The assessment was followed by a number of questions, posed to the Groningen Office.
Mr President, I understand the constraints of time, and colleagues will bear with me if I do not address in full all the questions posed to me.
Lastly, I would also like an answer to the question posed to both the Council and Commission on the comment about the UK's position on treaty reform.

Alternatives:

asked questions to
directed questions to
presented questions to
addressed questions to
put questions to

posed questions for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when indicating the purpose or target of the questions being asked.

Examples:

The survey posed questions for understanding customer preferences.
The research study posed questions for exploring new avenues of investigation.

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The major question posed for 1997 is: what policies does the Commission intend to pursue with regard to employment and growth?
Mr Beazley, I am conscious that we wish to continue with those who have posed questions.
Newsman Don Quinn in Washington has posed those questions.
It's strange he only posed one question to you.
So I posed the question to my graduate student.
The Commissioner will reply once the three Members have posed their questions.
I have posed four questions which bring me to a very simple conclusion.
Justice thurgood marshall - he posed this question.
I have posed the question several times and received extremely evasive answers.
Instead of tsunamis, they posed different questions.
I feel that we have posed this question too timidly.
Mr Solana, however, posed the question as to what is to be done in such a situation.
You know, he posed the question like it was some great conversation-starter.
By electronic mail of 5 September 2012 the Commission posed several questions about that study and sought quantitative data which would substantiate the claims of RBB Economics.
In September I posed a question to the Commission on its representations to the Indian authorities regarding anti-Christian violence in Orissa and anti-conversion laws that are rife in parts of India.
She will be incarcerated until she answers the question posed to her by the people.
You posed the right questions at the Convention.
I will, nevertheless, respond to the questions posed.
Now, that is in fact the question posed by stem cell research.
This is the key economic question posed by today's Arab Spring.

Alternatives:

asked questions for
formulated questions for
crafted questions for
designed questions for
developed questions for

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