Adjective : to cope with a nettlesome situation. ,to become nettlesome over trivial matters. From Dictionary.com.
Lincoln's derivatives issue proved the most nettlesome. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Lawmakers Finalize Deal On Bank Bill] Reference
But lining up support for the ultimatum proved nettlesome. From Wordnik.com. [An Ultimatum For Saddam] Reference
Just the right move -- like flicking off a nettlesome fly. From Wordnik.com. [No Apologies From Obama For Wes Clark's Comments] Reference
Governance issues will become increasingly nettlesome as the. From Wordnik.com. [Statement Before The Subcommittee On Basic Research, House Science Committee] Reference
The report poses a particularly nettlesome problem for Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Gains in Worker Productivity Slow] Reference
Those types of inflows are nettlesome to policymakers in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [Asia Fears Flood of Capital Risks More Overheating] Reference
Keeping score on government bailouts has become a nettlesome task. From Wordnik.com. [The Key Numbers Behind the Bailouts] Reference
So far I haven't seen any signs of that nettlesome stiction, Heidi. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2007] Reference
But the most nettlesome issue for the Wilsons is the company they keep. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Wilson's stepson vs. insurance mogul's son-in-law in South Carolina runoff] Reference
But even Mr. Chávez is finding the unions a nettlesome presence at times. From Wordnik.com. [Powerful Unions Nettle Chávez] Reference
The captain's simple concession disarmed a potentially nettlesome situation. From Wordnik.com. [Men Don't Leave Me] Reference
By condemning Miers, however, Dobson would be treading into nettlesome territory. From Wordnik.com. [Max Blumenthal: What If Dobson Is Lying?] Reference
No need to drag the president away from the Easter Bunny with such nettlesome detail. From Wordnik.com. [Delusionary, Dancing Bush] Reference
Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our strength into compelling power. From Wordnik.com. [Dems, Bush, Fear Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.' Words! Shake 'em Up! Quote King!] Reference
Let's talk about the fees, because this has been particularly nettlesome for travelers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2008] Reference
Tell him it's a token to help rebuild the devastation caused by his nettlesome neighbor. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
By and large, ETFs track market indexes, and this has proved nettlesome on the bond side. From Wordnik.com. [ETFs+Munis=?] Reference
Faced with nettlesome imponderables, it usually opts to fudge, to let time take its course. From Wordnik.com. [The Dangers Of Drift] Reference
Take the nettlesome issue of "smalls" versus "bigs," now roiling the waters of European comity. From Wordnik.com. [Opposites Attract] Reference
Clinton's relationship with Congress hasn't been helped by the nettlesome presence of Ross Perot. From Wordnik.com. [The No Fear Factor] Reference
Iran's clerics have deep ideological differences with the nettlesome Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand That Feeds the Fire] Reference
The legislation also largely freed him of the nettlesome Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA). From Wordnik.com. [Who's in Big Brother's Database?] Reference
No, what's truly nettlesome is that Woodstock has become the emblem of a lost Eden and an aborted utopia. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty-Five Years Later, We're Still Living In Woodstock Nation] Reference
And if they exist for what were once good biological reasons, that doesn't make them any less nettlesome. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology Of Beauty] Reference
He will also become the point man for the nettlesome issue of relocating a controversial U.S. Marine base on Okinawa. From Wordnik.com. [Kan Shuffles Cabinet, Taps Foreign Minister] Reference
And in their next form, they could prove far more nettlesome for mutual-fund companies: ETFs managed by stock pickers. From Wordnik.com. [To ETF or Not to ETF?] Reference
Nigeria's military strongmen have been trying for five years to get rid of their most articulate and nettlesome critic. From Wordnik.com. [A Voice Silenced] Reference
It's particularly nettlesome since that IM from John wasn't really sent by him; a spimmer had taken over his contact list. From Wordnik.com. [BEWARE OF SPIMMERS] Reference
Finally, according to Baker's article, what was really the impact of the police having read Shahzad those nettlesome rights. From Wordnik.com. [David Coleman: Conservative Vigilantes: Please Exercise Your Right to Silence] Reference
South Carolina may force an answer to a nettlesome question of this presidential primary season: When will the voting begin?. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking a Primary Logjam] Reference
At the time, Eni said that having KazMunaiGaz as a partner would help speed the consortium through nettlesome regulatory procedures. From Wordnik.com. [Kazakhs Seek Bigger Slice] Reference
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