Gordian
Example Sentences
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If generations of diplomats viewed the post-Soviet challenges of Eastern Europe as a Gordian knot to be painstakingly unraveled, the president envisioned an easy fix: The borders matter less than the business.
Davies have argued, and in political and ideological terms, it's something of a Gordian knot that defies any facile analysis.
From Salon
“The Medicaid side is a Gordian knot,” he said.
From Seattle Times
This Gordian knot of identity was a product of a contested history.
From New York Times
Mr. Boshea’s relative absolutism has the elegance of Alexander slicing the Gordian knot, but it would mean officers’ rights are suborned to the department’s public relations.
From Washington Times
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