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dilemma
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be on the horns of a dilemma
to be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results. How can we decide which hospital to close? We are on the horns of a dilemma.
See also: horn

on the horns of a dilemma
unable to decide between two things because either could bring bad results. Nonprofit groups are often caught on the horns of a dilemma – they have to satisfy their donors, but at the same time, they need to attract new donors.
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They found that under uncertain conditions of no-show and overbooking, earning management are dilemmatic on aviation market.
Findings indicated that clients presented three pervasive dilemmatic themes of career in their talk: uncertainty versus certainty (i.
Further, it seems critical to realize that educators and students will engage in activities and hold beliefs of a dilemmatic nature (Billig et al.
 
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