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Meanings of vexed question in English

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Usage of vexed question in English
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This seems the moment to introduce a vexed question from the past.
The Guardian
2
What that will do to ANC electoral support is a vexed question.
The South African
3
The generosity of Finnachta failed in settling the vexed question of tribute.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
4
The other factor depended on the vexed question of means of communication.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) / The War Begins,...
5
The whole vexed question solved itself to her mind in this home-fashion.
The Other Girls
6
But they differed radically on the vexed question of ways and means.
All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways
7
This is one method of solving the vexed question of sex instruction.
Religious Education in the Family
8
Nevertheless, none of these characteristics decided the vexed question of his BREED.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
9
The exact locality of Drake's Bay was for years a vexed question.
In the Footprints of the Padres
10
Which, as always, brings us to the vexed question of gold.
Reuters
11
Does the declaration with the Lutherans make any difference to this vexed question?
The Irish Times
12
Now the vexed question is when the game will be replayed.
The Guardian
13
It's a vexed question, but one the director Francis Lee has robustly dismissed.
Independent.ie
14
The vexed question of the Bering Sea seal fisheries is coming up again.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 26...
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However, this incident has revived the vexed question of the camels.
French and Oriental Love in a Harem
16
To the undiplomatic mind this seems a happy conclusion of a vexed question.
A Short History of Russia
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