(~s)
If something is an ~, people have different opinions about it and nobody can say which opinion is correct.
A British official said he thought it was an ~ whether sanctions would do any good.
N-COUNT
(~s)
If something is an ~, people have different opinions about it and nobody can say which opinion is correct.
A British official said he thought it was an ~ whether sanctions would do any good.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012