tortuous

A moot point, like so many in this tortuous saga.

Never has the first phase of what is certain to be a tortuous process of negotiations, of breakthroughs and breakdowns, been marked by such fanfare.

Only then will they feel that Hillsborough has left a legacy which they can stand by, and which will help prevent others experiencing a similar tortuous journey.

It’s also a tortuous kink in his road to absolution.

Now, thanks to some tortuous negotiations, many of them involving Rutte, the weapons can continue to flow without Washington picking up the tab.