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Significados de elusive em inglês

Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe.

Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.

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Examples for "tough"
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But tough conditions could continue for longer in some regions, he said.
Reuters
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The Hungarian parliament last week passed tough new legislation on illegal immigrants.
Radio NZ
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However, the rest of the national daily market suffered a tough October.
The Guardian
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Talk to the public information officer. Abrams' voice belied his tough talk.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
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They have responded to the tough sugar market conditions in different ways.
Reuters
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However, compliance with weekly intake might be problematic outside a research programme.
Pubmed
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He has been given a number of problematic areas to deal with.
The Irish Times
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Indeed it's an area where simplistic solutions can be problematic, she said.
News.com.au
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Nannoconus An example of stratigraphically useful fossils although their identification remains problematic.
The Guardian
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However, overhauls to the U.S. healthcare industry make such an addition problematic.
Reuters
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Indonesia has suffered a surge in human cases this year, baffling officials.
Reuters
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However Early Childhood Council CEO Peter Reynolds said the decision was baffling.
Radio NZ
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Except, of course, my recent baffling experiences in New York, my confusion.
Petals from the sky
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Why government ministers need super fancy cars is also a bit baffling.
The South African
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The former foreign secretary's reputation as a rousing prose stylist remains baffling.
The Guardian
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In his long, knotty fingers he carried a copy of the Signal.
The Old Wives' Tale
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It was full of knotty points requiring deep thinking, and the Hon.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
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Its bark is more rough and knotty than that of the palm-tree.
The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia an...
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Linking the knotty ribbons, I used six Osmanthus x burkwoodii topiary balls.
The Guardian
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He held his knotty hands motionless over the flame of his lamp.
The Eternal Maiden
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But people warned that wooden floors were problematical if not done right.
The Irish Times
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The effect of stammering or stuttering upon the physical structure is problematical.
Stammering, Its Cause and Cure
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Getting there and doing something with the information might be problematical, though.
Surrender to the will of the night
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Immediate comfort, however, getting the better of problematical risk, I went in.
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan
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Whether or not I shall return to the mother planet is problematical.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Elusive.

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Uso de elusive em inglês
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Extra profit from two companies selling each others' products often proves elusive.
Reuters
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Aims: Effective prevention of recurrent pericarditis remains an important yet elusive goal.
Pubmed
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However, a sale has proven elusive amid cost and technology transfer issues.
Reuters
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Exactly where Megrahi fits into the elusive story is not absolutely clear.
The Guardian
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The neural basis for the addictive nature of benzodiazepines, however, remains elusive.
Pubmed
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However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-cancer effect of selenium remain elusive.
Pubmed
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Despite several reports of linked loci, major gene identification has been elusive.
Pubmed
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However, we took a cautious approach, acknowledging that absolute certainty is elusive.
The South African
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As a result, distinguishing the molecular differences among these subcomplexes remains elusive.
Pubmed
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However, the nature of the stress-responsive signal altering auxin homeostasis remains elusive.
Pubmed
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However, the active ingredients that contribute to the biological functions remain elusive.
Pubmed
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Background: Identification of LQTS patients more likely to be symptomatic remains elusive.
Pubmed
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However, the definitive environmental mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of MDD remain elusive.
Pubmed
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The company wanted to create elusive prevention when it comes to bullying.
The South African
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But after a stunning 44 year career the greatest prize remained elusive.
The Irish Times
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Justice, however, could be elusive as controversy surrounds other cadres awaiting trial.
Reuters
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