The question arises, vs the question arises:

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "The question arises," is used when the phrase is part of a sentence, while "The question arises:" is used when introducing a list, explanation, or further discussion.

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This phrase is correct when used within a sentence to indicate the emergence of a question or issue.

"The question arises,"

This phrase is used to introduce a question or issue that has come up in the context of a discussion or narrative.

Examples:

In the middle of the meeting, the question arises, how can we improve our customer service?
As we delve deeper into the topic, the question arises, what impact will this have on the environment?
When considering the budget, the question arises, can we afford to implement these changes?
During the investigation, the question arises, who could have had access to the confidential information?
As the project progresses, the question arises, what are the potential risks involved?

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The question arises, however, of to what extent both the military victors and the present government have the authority to achieve real stability and get reconstruction underway.
The question arises, however, as to what that really means and how the Russians would understand being positive and interdependent.
The question arises, however, of how credible those declarations are.
The question arises, however, as to how the poorer Member States are to cope with this challenge, and what help the Union will offer.
The question arises, however, of how expensive it will be to manage this investment and monitor the ability of small companies to pay the money back.
The question arises, therefore, as to why we are amending the Treaty today at express speed to transfer these competencies - at least in part - to Union level.
The question arises, for instance, as to whether increasing the proportion of people with a university degree to 40% is worthwhile everywhere, or whether we are not simply increasing the number of unemployed university graduates.
The question arises, however, as to the extent to which the Community method, referred to by Mr Prodi as the mechanism driving Europe forward, is invoked in the activities of the European Council.
Now the question arises, how many fronts will open up after Afghanistan?
So the question arises, what are we, actually?
In the absence of a uniform legal framework for PPPs at European level and in view of the heterogeneity of national laws the question arises, whether uniform provisions are needed to safeguard transparency and effective competition between market participants.
This directive is so mediocre and so badly prepared that the question arises, can we amend it?
It follows from this that the beneficial owners of legal entities must also be identified, and the question arises, with regard to public limited companies for example, of the number of shares that must be held in order to be regarded as a beneficial owner.
The question arises, however, as to whether in future officials can go on simply trusting to their luck when mail of this kind lands on their desks.
The questions arise, however, of what this College is for and of what tasks and objectives it has.
While ensuring that the Audit Manual procedures were respected, should the situation envisaged by the question arise, I would request the President to consider the possibility of appointing another Member to take over the audit.
The question inevitably arises, however, of the issue of creating functional blocks of cross-border airspace.
Clearly, the question does arise, as I have asked it.
The same question arises, with at least as much urgency, for other categories such as offshore workers or transport workers.
The question then arises, however, whether the aim of the provision can really be achieved if such extremely vague wording is used.

Alternatives:

the issue arises,
the problem arises,
the matter arises,
the concern arises,
the topic arises,

This phrase is correct when used to introduce a list, explanation, or further discussion related to the question that has arisen.

"the question arises:"

This phrase is used to signal that what follows will provide more details, options, or answers related to the question that has been raised.

Examples:

The question arises: how can we address the issue of climate change?
The question arises: what steps should we take to improve employee satisfaction?
The question arises: who will be responsible for overseeing the project?
The question arises: where can we find reliable sources for our research?
The question arises: why has this problem persisted for so long?

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As always, the question arises: when does an embryo start to be one of us, a European citizen in fact, and in what ways can it be used?
This is where the question arises: does the Seventh Framework Programme adequately take into account that diversity, i.e. has it been designed so as to promote research excellence uniformly throughout the European Union.
When borders crumble, when one can cross from one country to another without a passport, the question arises: why must we pay extra punitive charges for getting in touch by telephone across borders?
The question arises: are we going to have to keep on bowing down to the industrial lobby?
At this point the question arises: why is it that Germany, a country that not so long ago was a fervent supporter of freedom and security in the former Eastern Bloc countries, is now putting these countries at risk of another loss of sovereignty?
The question arises: what progress has been made on the issue of mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments in international private law?
The question arises: What kind of benchmarks?
Based on the above, the question arises: to what degree should the fifth framework programme aspire to support collaboration between military and non-military activities.
Thus the question arises: should we require mandatory labelling of those derivatives?
Then the question arises: what about the matter of liability for any damage that occurs if these machines crash?
And here the question arises: what interest has the Council in ignoring the European Parliament's proposed amendments in this manner?
So then the question arises: why do we need accession to the Convention?
So the question arises: if the Lisbon Treaty is such a good thing, why make it so impenetrable?
But the question arises: Okay, so how much do Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and indeed the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil pay for that vital input to that economy to the state of Amazonas, which produces that rainfall?
The question arises: what sense is there in creating and vesting with power the European External Action Service, which still has not commenced operations?
The question arises: is this how the responsibility of a future superpower is to be envisaged?
So the question arises: when do those citizens of the world turn into the language-bound listeners that we are?
The question arises: how does this directive help address security of supply - keeping the lights on, avoiding blackouts and outages - and what have we in the European Parliament added to it?
The question arises: should we not in future bring in a European integration week highlighting good examples, and will integration not also require financial assistance from the European Union, which could be used to support particularly promising joint research ventures?
So the question arises: how are private bondholders to be convinced to get rid of their Greek bonds at a loss if there is a credible buyer of last resort?

Alternatives:

the issue arises:
the problem arises:
the matter arises:
the concern arises:
the topic arises:

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