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Therein lies the seemingly intractable dilemma of humanity’s intimate relationship with this tropical tree.

Stuck in this dilemma of the party’s own making, silence can be as good as it gets.

I can tell you firsthand, it is a pleasure to participate in discussions with students so attuned to the complex ethical dilemmas their employers face.

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I’m curious how you would describe what you see to be his dilemma.

What if the dilemma stems from them forming trust based on “gut feeling” in the meetings, but lacking enough knowledge to judge whether the projected results will, in the end, be achieved.

Herein lies the great dilemma then for the advocates of amnesty.

These patients, often thought of as brain dead, present a distinct ethical dilemma.

Is behind-the-scenes duplicity, cloaked in coming-of-age business dilemma, the new norm for major-label moves?

We saw Tyreese in this episode caught in the middle of the “hunt or be hunted” dilemma.

This is the core dilemma for conservatives on same-sex marriage: The more widespread its practice, the more accepted it becomes.

The porter of the firm mercifully interposed to rescue Mr Brammel from his dilemma.

As to the new scheme respecting the Netherlands, he shrewdly propounded a dilemma which silenced Pomponne and Torcy.

I am placed between the horns of a dilemma: one lady clamours for the bare truth: another forbids me to say anything unpleasing.

Monsieur de Fontanges soon made his appearance, when the lady explained to him their dilemma, and requested his assistance.

The sphinx, which men have imagined concealing herself in the cloud, seemed to mock him with a dilemma.

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On this page you'll find 78 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dilemma, such as: difficulty, embarrassment, impasse, mess, plight, and predicament.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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