Lurking behind all these questions is the biggest question of all: Why is there something rather than nothing?

For a long time such questions lurked half-whispered backstage.

Lurking within these technical rate-base determinations are questions of vital constitutional importance.

Behind the argument whether war is the answer lurks the question what goals one has in the Middle East.

That thought and the question of the emerald ring lurked constantly in the back of her mind.

A deeper question lurked, one we have never solved: is film an art form?

Lurking just beneath the surface of that dispute are questions that both candidates have left unanswered.

Lurking behind the intense politics of this year's civil rights bill are several serious questions about the law and job discrimination.

But in the background lurked the nagging questions, the aching doubts.