Adjective : a chicken-and-egg question of whether matter or energy is the basis of the universe. From Dictionary.com.
But WiMax faces a series of chicken-and-egg problems. From Wordnik.com. [Curtain Rises on WiMax] Reference
But I wonder if there isn't a chicken-and-egg effect. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Gardner vs Jim Shooter] Reference
"It's a chicken-and-egg situation," says Mr. Friedman. From Wordnik.com. [With Gas Over $4, Cities Explore] Reference
You are creating an artificial chicken-and-egg problem. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Unemployment Forever] Reference
"It's kind of a chicken-and-egg thing," said his agent. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sopel's emergence key to Vancouver turnaround] Reference
It's a tragic version of the old chicken-and-egg problem. From Wordnik.com. [Combatting Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction] Reference
O'BRIEN: But you're in a classic chicken-and-egg problem here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2006] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In some ways, it's a chicken-and-egg question. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2007] Reference
I also think there's something of a chicken-and-egg question here. From Wordnik.com. [Where are the jobs?] Reference
Martinned says: unlawyer: How is this a chicken-and-egg situation?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Mayor Daley and other Mayors: Seek “redress against the gun industry” in the World Court ] Reference
And how can the chicken-and-egg infrastructure problem be overcome?. From Wordnik.com. [You ask, they answer: Intelligent Energy] Reference
As one USAID official describes it, it's "a chicken-and-egg problem.". From Wordnik.com. [The $87 Billion Money Pit] Reference
This is the chicken-and-egg question that has to be solved by policy. From Wordnik.com. [In Search of Alternatives] Reference
"It is a chicken-and-egg issue," said Tanya Azarchs, an analyst at S&P. From Wordnik.com. [Lehman Faces Mounting Pressures] Reference
Thus, in an RNA world, there is not necessarily a chicken-and-egg problem. From Wordnik.com. [Are Stereochemical Explanations Causally Sufficient?] Reference
It may be a chicken-and-egg situation, but we actually did not have any red ink. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2009] Reference
But quite clearly these two chicken-and-egg phenomena are linked to one another. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth December 19, 2007 8:35 AM] Reference
There's also a bit of a chicken-and-egg conundrum: publishers want to sell books. From Wordnik.com. [The CSK Is Dead (Long Live the CSK)] Reference
"It's a chicken-and-egg scenario," said Todd Christensen, a former NFL tight end. From Wordnik.com. [Veterans Keep Jets Grounded] Reference
Think you are absolutely correct; it certainly is a classic chicken-and-egg dilemma. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Remarkable Window into Amnesty International’s Worldview] Reference
The chicken-and-egg question of depression -- which are causes and which are symptoms?. From Wordnik.com. [The Summer Doldrums] Reference
Any new protocol has a chicken-and-egg problem: no one needs to adopt it till everyone else does. From Wordnik.com. [Stopping Spam] Reference
There's a classic chicken-and-egg problem with the service and the equipment needed to support it. From Wordnik.com. [A capital idea?: Network TV coming to D.C. cell phones] Reference
(I probably should have been clearer aboutthat.) unlawyer: How is this a chicken-and-egg situation?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Mayor Daley and other Mayors: Seek “redress against the gun industry” in the World Court ] Reference
It's one of those annoying chicken-and-egg problems that has hampered a lot of sustainability efforts. From Wordnik.com. [Graham Hill: Shouldn't We Be Talkin' Sustainable, Green Mortgages?] Reference
A little game of chicken-and-egg is clucking between Wall Street research firms and the banking industry. From Wordnik.com. [Overheard] Reference
BEGALA: It's -- it's a chicken-and-egg thing, security on the one hand and political solution on the other. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2007] Reference
BOWMAN: �There's a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem here: Good government works only when there's security. From Wordnik.com. [In Kandahar, It Will Take A Village To Oust Taliban] Reference
Students planning to study abroad can also apply for loans, though sometimes they face a chicken-and-egg situation. From Wordnik.com. [How to Pay for IIMA or Harvard] Reference
Of course, some had injuries after they began drinking, so there is a certain chicken-and-egg problem with that number. From Wordnik.com. [Studies Cite Head Injuries] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: But the chicken-and-egg question is, will they ever take a leading role, as long as the U.S. is still there?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2005] Reference
That would require generous government subsidies and other forms of support, Mr. Ahearn says: "It's a chicken-and-egg problem.". From Wordnik.com. [Spain's Solar-Power Collapse Dims Subsidy Model] Reference
He has foreclosed the chicken-and-egg, EV-and-charging infrastructure objection by dropping his entire business on the henhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Getting a Charge From Nissan's New Leaf] Reference
There is a slightly interesting chicken-and-egg question here -- which came first, the gullible voters or the pandering politicians?. From Wordnik.com. [Conor Clarke: In Defense of Flip-Flopping] Reference
It's a chicken-and-egg problem because until about 1,000 buses roll off assembly lines, the cost of production will keep prices high. From Wordnik.com. [A. Siegel: Plugging in for a Better Tomorrow: The School Bus 'Solution'] Reference
There is, of course, a chicken-and-egg aspect to all this: are mellow types attracted to tea, or does tea-drinking promote mellowness?. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Henry: Wake up and Smell the Tea] Reference
But the debasing of civic culture is ultimately a chicken-and-egg question: does it begin with the press, the politicians or the public?. From Wordnik.com. [Sizzle Over Substance] Reference
But the rumors and the cash crunch lead to a chicken-and-egg conundrum: Which came first, the cash crunch, or rumors of the cash crunch?. From Wordnik.com. [Unanswered] Reference
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