crucial question

While the next president will not directly decide how the states supply power to their new and varied customers, he or she will oversee the massive system of incentives, subsidies, and loans by which the federal government influences how much utilities meet electricity demand by burning fossil fuels — the crucial question for the climate.

They should cede no ground on this crucial question — and, generally speaking, they are not.

Public health officials said the rules would help shed light on hospital practices and address a crucial question: Where are the missed opportunities for hospitals to provide financial assistance?

Which powers fall into which category thus becomes a crucial question.

One crucial question is whether higher temperatures caused by climate change might help fungi living in the environment to adapt to the warmth of the human body and to develop drug resistance.