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a Gordian knot (formal) a difficult problem. Homelessness in the inner cities has become a real Gordian knot. See also: knot How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was she who invented the short cut, who severed the Gordian knot. So far, on the contrary, that is the very Gordian knot. This view cuts the Gordian knot of the dispersal of the same species to the most distant points, and removes many a difficulty: but to the best of any judgment we are not authorized in admitting such enormous geographical changes within the period of existing species. |
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Gordian knot
