Word: crux
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think that the crux of the matter then is what is the way to fund the central administration so that people feel it's equitable," he said...
...crux of the matter is this: princess consorts, royal non-heirs such as Diana, are the weak archaic links in all royal families, which, except for Sweden, betray a marked preference for male succession. There is therefore a feminist dilemma regarding the behavior of modern princess consorts, not unlike the one that Hillary Clinton faced when her husband was running for president of this country. Essentially, the consort's role must be a supporting one, and always subordinate to both the monarch and the heir...
Harvard's scoring against MIT, although diverse-with six different players finding the back of the net-it does however, highlight the crux of the offensive problems...
...Galway--finally showed an interest in his work. Much has been made in the British press about his never having lived for any length of time in the Ireland he writes about so critically and so lushly. The question of his national origin is something of a biographical crux: Is he Irish or English? Everyone wants to know. "It's not that I don't consider myself an Irish writer," says McDonagh, whose parents are Irish, and who spent vacations with family near Galway. "I just try to avoid any questions of nationality or nationalism. I've always felt kind...
...That's the crux of the governance problem," said Bahat. "The whole issue challenges the board's autonomy and control...