I wonder now if it does, to some extent, boil down to matters of perceived "control".
Unless that ridicule includes incitement to violence, objections generally boil down to matters of taste.
The issue comes down to matters of depth and breadth: Recruiters want scientists with a strong grounding in at least one traditional field, but with enough background in other fields to understand and work with specialists in those disciplines.
That said, the nub of the dispute comes down to matters no treaties, directives or decrees can bury: history, tradition, emotion, perception.
Political leadership in the State of New York or California or Ohio simmers down to matters of the rankest simplicity alongside those that must be dealt with in Georgia or Mississippi or Alabama.
But even if the glass idea works, the issue comes down to a matter of money, according to Mr. Higgins, the erosion administrator.
As I said in my comments to the Stanford Faculty Senate recently, this issue boils down to a matter of civil rights.
"I struggled with the issue, but it came down to a matter of economics.
Virtually every issue between us can be boiled down to a matter of mutual interest and mutual benefit.
"Sometimes no matter what you do or how hard you try," Mr. Langsam said, "it comes down to a matter of being in the right place at the right time".
But it came down to a matter of following orders.
