Indeed, the very idea of a sport played over five days that may not even produce a clear-cut outcome could be the most elusive concept of all.
While Portuguese government bonds rose on Monday amid relief that the election had yielded a clear-cut outcome, yields on Portuguese sovereign debt have remained close to record highs since the bailout agreement, reflecting in part investors' concerns about Greece.
Most worrisome to the counterterrorism authorities here, scores of Britons who have joined the battle against President Bashar al-Assad may now return home, even as the Afghan war winds down without the clear-cut outcome invoked by Mr. Karzai.
The Institute of Radiation Physics has said it would need to examine Mr Arafat's remains for conclusive findings, though a clear-cut outcome is not assured because of the decay of the substance, polonium-210, over the years.
The result is expected to be welcomed by international creditors who had feared that a less clear-cut outcome could have extended the political squabbling over fiscal strategy that set off the collapse of the government of Mr. Sócrates in the first place.
"The whole area of psychiatry is hard to diagnose because it doesn't have the kind of biomarkers and clear-cut outcome variables that you have in urinary tract infections.
Immortalized stem cell line derived from a single cell can circumvent these problems and produces a clear-cut outcome.
The results were straightforward: 6 ml/kg IBW ventilation provided clear-cut outcome advantages.
IBD activity status (inactive/active) showed a clear-cut outcome for the adjustment of IBD medication only.
Coalitions after PR-based elections may be messy for the impatient, who want instant and clear-cut outcomes from their elections, but public opinion is complex and varied.
Next to extensive research on the environmental determinants of physical activity in children, much emphasis is placed on translation of the research outcomes into clear cut policy measures that are tailored to the needs and possibilities of local policy makers.
