The thorny question of states' rights. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Then there are animals that get tangled up in thorny or spiky vegetation. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Especially interesting will be how Biden may be willing to take on a certain thorny issue, spoken in low whispers now. From Wordnik.com. [Blogtalk: The Biden Factor - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
There is no situation, however thorny, which is not saved by politeness. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Regime] Reference
Up close the island turned out to be covered in thorny scrub and seagulls’ nests. From Wordnik.com. [Going Coastal] Reference
These are the kind of thorny questions that arise when applying sustainability to food. From Wordnik.com. [CSRwire.com] Reference
The opposition has threatened to make Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's path "thorny" should she fail to. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to India wants peace with neighbours: Army Chief] Reference
The task team emphasised the fact that Sentech's "thorny" financial position had been caused by its unprofitable telecoms products. From Wordnik.com. [ Guardian Online] Reference
In talks over Net Neutrality after all, calling it a "thorny" issue, no less. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0] Reference
Saving them raises thorny church-and-state issues. From Wordnik.com. [A Sacred Mission] Reference
Pete Rose makes a thorny candidate for redemption. From Wordnik.com. [Hustling For The Hall] Reference
And he must deal with the thorny issue of pension reform. From Wordnik.com. [Wounded Winner] Reference
Still, the leaders seemed reluctant to take on thorny issues. From Wordnik.com. [Drifting Away] Reference
Even with Monday's agreement, some thorny issues remain unresolved. From Wordnik.com. [Bank-Risks Rulebook Is Nearly Done] Reference
Still, the two navies managed to avoid such thorny topics last week. From Wordnik.com. [Into Uncharted Waters] Reference
But affirmative action, like immigration, is a thorny issue in 1996. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet Race War] Reference
We broke for lunch in the shade of a thorny tree, one of the few in sight. From Wordnik.com. [Week 30: The Truth About Camels] Reference
Having a treatment option for infants raises the thorny issue of diagnosis. From Wordnik.com. [Testing Baby’s Brain] Reference
It is a thorny narrative, fraught with questions of identity and belonging. From Wordnik.com. [Bisexuality] Reference
In addition, potential foreign investors would face thorny political issues. From Wordnik.com. [Fannie, Freddie, Folly] Reference
It showed an innocent girl unable to escape from her thorny, impossible world. From Wordnik.com. [A Real-Life Comic Book Superhero] Reference
Cutting sodium from the food supply is a thorny problem for food manufacturers. From Wordnik.com. [The Salt Hiding in Your Diet] Reference
Golden deserves credit just for answering such a thorny question with this show. From Wordnik.com. [Art: Kitsch As Kitsch Can] Reference
Parental-notification and - consent requirements are a particularly thorny issue. From Wordnik.com. [Abortion Angst] Reference
The imbroglio over Powell's comments further complicated an already thorny problem. From Wordnik.com. [The World According to Rice] Reference
Yet the French-speaking, Scottish-born Johnston brought a deft touch to the thorny job. From Wordnik.com. [A Tough Man For A Delicate Mission] Reference
The consensus in New Orleans is that he became ensnared by the city's thorny racial politics. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air in the Big Easy] Reference
Righting an injustice can be a thorny process, as Dr. Boyd, President of the NBFA, can attest. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Gunther: With All Eyes on the Sherrod Story, Black Farmers Still Wait (and Wait) For Justice] Reference
Another thorny issue: some firms have begun to take lifestyles into account in hiring and firing. From Wordnik.com. [Shape Up - Or Else!] Reference
C.W. Clinton = Avoids Camp David meltdown (for now), but Jerusalem future is one thorny artichoke. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
It also raises thorny questions not just of diplomacy but of history, philosophy, morality and law. From Wordnik.com. [Shining A Light On Our 'Dark Corners'] Reference
Righting an injustice can be a long and thorny process, as Dr. Boyd, President of the NBFA, can attest. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Gunther: With All Eyes on the Sherrod Story, Black Farmers Still Wait (and Wait) For Justice] Reference
Illegal immigration, sustainable population strategy and climate change remain thorny political issues for Labor. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Labor Poll Lead Narrows, Miners Revolt] Reference
And, now that he has fallen afoul of his even his prime minister on the thorny issue of Pakistan, the knives are out. From Wordnik.com. [Sunil Sharan: Shunned, Will He Bolt?] Reference
Doing the jobs Mancini wants has been a thorny issue with some City players since he replaced Mark Hughes eight months ago. From Wordnik.com. ['I think people are scared of Manchester City,' says Roberto Mancini] Reference
"I was attracted by the Golan as a new frontier, full of thorny plants, but where every neighbor is a good friend," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Paying The Price Of Peace?] Reference
"No one understands the thorny issue of immigration better than the people who have been sneaking into our country," Kyl said. From Wordnik.com. [Guest Congressmen] Reference
He has been called a racist, a humanitarian, an archconservative and a great liberal, and the thorny fact is, he was all those things. From Wordnik.com. [Ink-Stained Riches] Reference
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