The word
"thorny" means something that is difficult, challenging, or problematic.
Full definition
These aging laws struggle to fit emerging technologies, raising any number of
thorny issues as they do.
The study raises a number of
thorny questions surrounding the practice of prescribing psychiatric medication to someone who is grieving, according to Lacasse.
Its definition is intentionally vague to increase the possibility of compromise
on thorny issues on which reasonable people may differ.
Stay tuned till next time, when we'll tackle the even
thornier subject of peanut butter: «creamy or chunky?»
These questions
raise thorny issues around funding, teacher workforce development, and curriculum, among others.
American Crime (not to be confused with Ryan Murphy's FX series, American Crime Story) is an Emmy - award - winning anthology drama that
tackles thorny issues of race, gender, politics, and class with a clear - eyed intensity.
Most of them don't tackle particularly
thorny topics like self - employment, capital gains and losses, and rental income, but they can handle W - 2s, miscellaneous income, interest income, ordinary dividends, and itemized deductions.
It's also a haven for wildlife including rare lizards (such
as thorny devils and racehorse goannas), and magnificent birdlife such as emus and fairy wrens.
Without clear consensus regarding the wishes of the deceased, surviving family members may be compelled to deal with
thorny legal matters — a situation that can strain relationships even under the best of circumstances.
It is a difficult film to like for its slow pacing and somnambulant performances, but it earns a minor recommendation for the courage to be
about thornier issues.
If there is a recurring theme that surfaces when exploring the health and growth of the «mom - and - pops» — as many charter advocates call them — it's this: starting a school, any school, is hard work, but doing it alone comes with particularly
thorny challenges.
However, the striking accomplishments of their movement — particularly its ending of the institution of slavery — brought on
even thornier problems in human relationships, and that at a time when most Americans wanted to get back to their personal agenda.
Understanding the water - collection mechanism in
thorny devils could help conserve them, and might inspire technologies for gathering fresh water in deserts.
Be present and available to work through
thorny situations, and be open to partnering with the school on behalf of students.
Creating a different future for the field requires
addressing thorny issues and working through challenging choices.
I have found that she consistently provides clear insights
into thorny business problems and gives actionable advice.
Stripping the dog's coat involves gently pulling the dead hair from the coat, as it would be in the field if it were caught on
thorny bushes in the Scottish countryside.
The issue is a particularly
thorny one for the coalition, with the Lib Dems vehemently opposed to tuition fees as a whole - though their agreement with the Tories allows them to abstain on the issue when it goes through the Commons.
The other thing to consider is fruit, soft fruit is easy to grow and always fun to pick, avoid very
thorny plants like gooseberries and do plan for a season when the school is open.
Each school is assigned an expert AIR coach, who works closely with the principal, advising on decisions and providing guidance on
solving thorny issues.
Every writer has a set of tricks to help navigate
through thorny spots in the writing process.
The novel explores the bond between a caring father and his children, one affected by his own
thorny relationship with his surly father, and the connection he has with his sweet son is thicker than blood, going to the place where dreams are conceived and realized.
A biology class will explore not only the protein sequences of DNA but
also thorny societal questions: To what extent are we defined by our genes?
Not only will this pretty up your garden but crime - of - opportunity thieves will think twice about wading through sharp -
thorny branches for a possible access point.
Given that Twitter is based in San Francisco, California, personal and subject - matter jurisdiction
remain thorny issues.
School funding received a warmer welcome, with an overall protection of the budget - but there are
thorny details still to be untangled.
In this July episode, I talk with Kathryn Hymes and Hakan Seyalioglu
from Thorny Games about the business of making story - based games.
The question
becomes thornier in relation to Muslims, who are adamant that God is one, while Christians are adamant that God is one in three — to note just one remarkable difference between the two faiths.
This technique simulates the way the coat was pulled out
by thorny bushes in their native countryside while in the process of doing their jobs.
And now, the political battles
over thorny issues such as testing, academic standards and the best way to ensure quality teachers will migrate from Washington to 50 state capitals, observers say.
The issue of who pays on a date is a
very thorny subject.
Elephants
avoid thorny plants and would be repelled if they ate chile pods.
Reza's play, I suspect,
navigated thorny problems of the bourgeoisie in a hilariously fresh manner, however, as statically filmed by Polanski the film version lacks punch and zest.
There was a particularly
thorny part I couldn't understand, and it was in game theory no less, so I lean over to John and ask him if he could explain it to me.
New York state lawmakers are predicting the return of several
thorny debates in 2018.
As Mr. de Blasio prepared to take off - topic questions — on stop and frisk, raises for elected officials and
other thorny topics — Ms. Quinn simply bowed out.
They
explore thorny issues such as death, social injustice, gender hate, marginalisation and corruption, generating a constant tension between horror and beauty.
When zoo directors put the interests of animals first, they find themselves facing
thorny moral questions like these.
«Namibia is under invasion by multiplying armies of
thorny trees and bushes, which are spreading across its landscape and smothering its grasslands.