The courage, the character of the man himself seemed to have less and less bearing upon the ultimate issue these days.

But the ultimate issue is - or should be - the welfare of the children in city classrooms.

Then, the ultimate issue was less the soldiers' morale than image.

The ultimate issue in eastern Germany, though, is jobs.

The Federal Rules do not say what falls within the definition of an "ultimate issue."

The new rules of evidence restrict the testimony allowed on the ultimate issue.

The quality of the ensemble, after all, is the ultimate issue in an orchestra's working conditions, they say.

Since he had made this discovery he knew that the ultimate issue was no longer in doubt.

The ultimate issue is whether Americans can be induced to care about children other than their own.