Sentence examples for basic but elusive from inspiring English sources

The Policewoman So much of Mogadishu's progress hinges on something basic but elusive: security.

The report recommends that the N.I.H.'s immediate goals should be to develop new tools to investigate both animal and human brains and to accomplish basic, but so far elusive, goals like determining how many different types of neurons there are, what they do and how to study them.

Andrew Mueller Jaguars are handsome, but elusive.

She even produced refreshing but elusive scents.

2009-04-08 – New York Tise is precious but elusive.

A compromise appears close, according to reports, but elusive.

It seems so basic, but for most refugee women these fundamental rights remain elusive.

Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) have an important role in metastatic processes, but details of their basic characteristics remain elusive.

Basic but beautiful.

Basic, but potentially useful.

Verdict: Basic but beautiful.