Word: dilemma
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...days ago, veteran Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat resolved her dilemma over the parliamentary elections, and began organizing support for embattled reformist candidates. Whether to participate or ignore the poll has been a tricky question for many reformist-leaning Iranians: On the one hand, they have become apathetic toward elections managed in a way that has made inevitable a victory by conservative candidates; on the other hand, they fear that their inaction could return a uniformly conservative majlis, or parliament. For Hekmat and like-minded colleagues in the film industry, the latter outcome could only prolong the dark clouds that hang...
...Even the wording of the statement makes plain the reformists' dilemma: "Our vote for the reformists isn't an approval stamp for the procedure of the elections, but it is the declaration of our faithfulness to the culturally-centered philosophy of the reformists...
...Even Mirtahmasb, whose apathy is in part rooted in his frustration over three years of lost work, betrays a hint of struggling with the reformist dilemma: He remains intensely curious about whether others will vote...
...this loan will only last three years—a reminder of the tenuous nature of this new peace. Museum collections may be forced to change in scope and character, particularly as more hotspots for looting are revealed. Museums, archaeologists, dealers, and foreign governments face the dilemma of finding collaborative ways to prevent looting...
This brings up an interesting dilemma. You work for the Boston Red Sox, yet you're basically telling teams they're not gaining any advantage shifting on David Ortiz. Are you conflicted? Did you ever think, "I don't want to tell people that information, I work for the Red Sox, I want them...