Sentence examples for thought problematic from inspiring English sources

Nor was it thought problematic that, when the jury was selected, candidates were rejected if they opposed the death penalty.The result of the trial looked conclusive.

In turning a 462-page novel into a 140-minute film, he has naturally had to cut some corners, and in places he has actually improved the story, whose construction even Wharton's friend Henry James thought problematic.

Citing a series of high-profile incidents targeting Jewish students — swastikas spray painted on a Jewish fraternity house; the pointed and, many thought, problematic grilling of a Jewish student government nominee about her religion — they say the system needs to take a firmer stand against intolerance.

This definition might be thought problematic on several counts, but the idea of "terrorism" without "terror" seems especially odd.

(GP9) Lack of education was thought problematic, although one PN felt the educated were more at risk due to the stress arising from a greater awareness of potential complications.

Thus, 'cutting' is seen as a behaviour with enough symbolism to be considered 'suicidal' yet with low enough 'lethality' to be thought problematic, either as a 'gesture' or as aiming at something else entirely.

During a debate in October, Gov. Mark Dayton (D) said that while he defers to the sports league on the issue, he suggested that "giving transgender students the choice of which team they want to play on is, I think, problematic".

But there was resistance from those who thought it "problematic to be announcing a lot of money for foreigners," said Michael J. Gerson, Mr. Bush's former speechwriter.

The existence of hyphen identities is hardly a sign of failure in itself, any more than is the existence of Hispanic-Americans.Guillaume Rocher Roquefort-les-Pins, FranceSIR – I have always thought it problematic to call the veil worn by women in the Muslim world "a religious symbol" ("Out from under", September 5th).

The moms identified "big" legs, "wonky" eyes, "bingo" arms and other areas of their bodies they thought were problematic.

I want to read about it, get annoyed about it, work out if I'm right about the bits I thought were problematic; to tease through the characters' lives, their way of relating to the world.