Sentence examples for In this thorny from inspiring English sources

He framed the issues in this thorny question more clearly than his predecessors and conducted extensive work on the recombination of DNA in bacteria and in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells.

Whereas Rampersad maintained a strictly reverent tone in his books on Hughes and Jackie Robinson, in his confrontations with this thorny and complex character he has taken on a new approach: an unhallowed view of his subject.

So we have this thorny question: In holding schools accountable for their students' achievement, should we make some kind of "adjustment" to reflect student background?

To tackle this thorny question, in my new book, "Jesus Uncensored: Restoring the Authentic Jew," I create a mock trial in which Jesus testifies against prominent historical figures from the fourth to the 20th century for committing atrocities in his name.

For years both countries have danced around this thorny issue.In recent weeks, though, talks have gone quietly ahead.

But unlike other more ordinary hearings for drugs like allergy medications to be shifted from prescriptions, this hearing has become entangled in the thorny politics of abortion, raising questions of when a pregnancy begins and who decides.

Coquerel's sifaka (P. coquereli) is somewhat similar; it lives in the thorny forests of Madagascar's southern desert.

This intriguing play, about the meeting between two men who achieved renown during different eras in the thorny history of race in America — Muhammad Ali and the actor Stepin Fetchit — has more rounds of combat than an epic prize fight.

A problem emerged: the FHFC has no experience in the thorny businesses of mortgage modification or housing counseling.

If a partner does give consent the app then opens a massive can of worms by embroiling itself in the thorny dichotomy of consent vs intoxication.

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