Sentence examples for one knotty from inspiring English sources

One knotty problem may be Turkey's continuing ban on Cypriot aircraft and ships entering its airspace and ports.Even the counter-declaration may not be the end of the matter.

But one knotty issue -- whether gay and lesbian journalists should be members of Unity -- never made the agenda.

One knotty issue is the presence in the water supply of residues from prescription drugs, personal care products like sunscreen or shampoo, or other substances that scientists call "emerging contaminants".

While Mr. Bush saw India as a singular and vital ally, Mr. Obama "has tended to use Pakistan as the fulcrum of South Asia, and sees India as one knotty strand in the Afghanistan tangle," said a disapproving editorial in the newspaper Indian Express on Monday.

Among all the talk and good intentions, one knotty problem persists: How does large scale change actually take root?

But one knotty legal thread does tie them together: the "public safety exception" to the Miranda warning against self-incrimination that the police are supposed to issue before questioning a suspect.

Against one knotty-pine wall they set up a bar, and along another, a buffet table laden with such exotic delicacies as pigs-in-blankets and toast points with piped-on cream cheese topping.

One potentially knotty problem could be the degree of secrecy concerning nuclear weapons.

In David Greig's brilliant Shakespeare sequel – funny one minute, knotty the next – we find a peace-keeping force making a chaotic situation worse thanks to the well-meaning zeal of a Tony Blair-style commander.

On Thursday, Cuomo and his staffers wrapped up negotiations with three Senate Republicans over one final knotty issue that had prevented a floor vote until then -- the question of how many exemptions should be granted to religious groups and individuals who oppose gay marriage.

Here's a knotty one.