vexed issue

The vexed issue is how long ago they parted ways, and why.

Cameron's relationship with pop culture has become a vexed issue.

This year, the budget is being held hostage to so many vexed issues that 104 days almost looks good.

Or a genuine effort to resolve the most vexed issues even though the moment has passed?

It is not the first time that Anthony has found herself leading the charge on this vexed issue.

But many people are also using multiculturalism as a tool for grappling with vexed issues.

The scope is a vexed issue because we have other existing instruments under discussion which, at times, come into tension.

With remarkable clarity she also brings scientific evidence to bear on the vexed issue of transport.

There was another broad hint in the first question he was asked, on the vexed issue of immigration.

After a cease-fire is in place, many vexed issues will remain, like the appointment of an impartial body to determine responsibility for the war.

He ended his speech with what he called: 'the vexed issue of immigration'.

The most vexed issues of independent Malaysia were education and the disparity of economic power among the ethnic communities.

It is a vexed issue as to what extent specialized arms and armour were used in mêlée tournaments.

One of the most vexed issues in human prehistory is the timing and number of migrations into the Americas.

Then there is the vexed issue of agricultural protection, and the vexing clout of French farmers.

Mr President, as you have probably gathered from the number of Irish contributors, this is a very vexed issue in my own country.

But German officials were careful to avoid controversy that would result from being too specific, and did not mention taxation, one of the most vexed issues.

We would like to work with Russia in a constructive spirit in the search for solutions for these vexed issues.

It did not address the vexed issue of sovereignty, but this time the government of Gibraltar supported it.

On the vexed issue of what to do about the EU Constitution, I agree with those who say it is dead in its current format.

They called for a "just" and "agreed" solution to the vexed issue of Palestinian refugee claims to a right of return to sovereign Israel.

Whilst the search for a high-level waste burial site had been shelved, a climax was also being reached over the vexed issue of sea dumping.

This will be an important and helpful clarification of what has recently been a vexed issue, and will undoubtedly have a bearing on pre-school provision.

That raises a vexed issue, which has sparked debate at the current AIDS conference in Montreal.

Intellectual property is a vexed issue in technology, with empire built on some innovations, and some laughable attempts to restrict rivals from implementing trivial features.