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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sticky one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or problem that is difficult to resolve or handle.
Example: "This issue is a sticky one, and we need to approach it carefully to find a solution."
Alternatives: "a tricky one" or "a complicated one".
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The question of risk remains a sticky one.
The question of oil in the gallery is a sticky one.
The last point has been a sticky one with some unions.
The issue is a sticky one among charter school advocates, who say the most important aspect of any school is that it educates the students who attend.
The Dubai ports deal is a sticky one, a flashpoint in the middle of free trade, homeland security and already-strained relations with the Arab world.
The issue is a sticky one for Democrats, who are seeking to walk the line between fiscal discipline and providing what is a politically popular benefit.
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In the midst of an escalating diplomatic crisis, the Swedish government was due to decide on another issue that concerned Saudi Arabia, a very sticky one.
We would let the Egyptians or the Jordanians or whoever take over a very sticky one.
The gates of the beautiful Botanic Park opened for Womadelaide at 4pm on this Friday afternoon, and two hours later, as the day began to cool – it's been a really sticky one – the music began.
The protests have been made, now is the time for all Villans to rally behind the claret and blue cause, for without us all pulling in the right direction, season 2011-12 could be a very sticky one indeed.
And there better be an extra sticky one under the driver-side windshield wiper.
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