Curt Backeberg, in particular, is said to have named or renamed 1,200 species without one of his names ever being attached to a specimen, which, according to David Hunt, ensured he "left a trail of nomenclatural chaos that will probably vex cactus taxonomists for centuries".
Calculating the number of strokes taken on a hole, which isn't that hard, will vex them.
Will there in future be two kinds of museum: the temples of high culture devoted to scholarly pursuits, and the entertainment centres catering to more popular taste?These are questions that will particularly vex Henri Loyrette, who takes over this month as director of the Louvre.
For most of the next four years, these golfers can now be vexed by the same revamped holes -- with the same sprawling, sloping sand traps and devilish approach shots -- that will no doubt vex the world's best.
Coffee requires only two ingredients – ground roasted coffee beans and water – but in the coming years, the latter ingredient will vex companies that source and market the product.
And the inability of successive governments to master something as fundamental as the country's borders will vex voters already skittish about immigration.Another danger is that a worthy experiment with risk-based border controls will perish.
Although this will vex an impatient person, it does tell them very early on in your dealings with them that you won't ask "how high?" when they demand that you "jump".
Defining sustainability vexes hydrologists too, particularly with ancient fossil aquifers that will inevitably run dry eventually.
"Scientists have been understandably vexed about this, but I have great hope that the government will soon provide us with a solution that will allow researchers to continue to lobby and give advice".
He later clarified, "It would be absurd to suggest that women's votes will be taken away or that this would solve the political problems that vex us".
