Examples of 'gordian knot' in a sentence

Meaning of "gordian knot"

refers to a complex or difficult problem that is challenging to solve or untangle. It originates from a legend in which Alexander the Great is said to have solved the supposedly impossible knot by cutting it with his sword, demonstrating his clever and unconventional problem-solving skills
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  • The legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium.
  • Any intricate and complex problem having a simple solution.

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A difficulty was to cut the gordian knot.
So the gordian knot remains.
I said earlier this case was a Gordian knot.
This is the Gordian knot of our times.
No one has cut this Gordian knot.
The Gordian knot could not be untied either.
And that is how you cut a Gordian knot.
I am referring to a Gordian knot underlying his antipoetry that obstinately opposes institutionalization.
No one is cutting the Gordian knot.
Ben previously worked at Gordian Knot as a credit analyst covering global financial institutions.
We have never cut that Gordian knot since.
EuropaCity was a Gordian knot that pitted two ideas of progress and development against each other.
Perhaps it would be better to cut this Gordian knot.
Access to provincial services is a Gordian knot of bureaucracy and interlocked agencies.
It was therefore high time to cut the Gordian knot.

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The bilingual bonus is likely to prove a Gordian knot of conflicting opinions and attitudes.
We have shown leadership and cut the Gordian knot.
Struggling with this Gordian knot It does not mean.
Juri had just sliced through the Gordian knot.
The famous Gordian Knot was cut with a sword.
The riddle is not a Gordian knot.
The Gordian Knot symbolizes a complex or unsolvable problem.
These tensions can not be solved by cutting the Gordian knot.
Kosovo is the Gordian knot of European policy in this region.
And it largely explains his decision to cut the Gordian knot.
The Gordian knot of divergences.
Alexander was resolute in his determination to untie the Gordian knot.
Central Asia is likely to be a Gordian knot for US foreign policy.
They are terrified of taking the step and untying the Gordian knot.
He cuts the Gordian knot.
Mattereum has came up with a remarkable way to sever this Gordian knot.
That Gordian Knot would have been cut once and for all.
I think many friends are interested to know about how to untie this Gordian knot.
Loosening the Gordian Knot of governance in integrated health care delivery systems.
No single person or authority seems to have the power to untie the Gordian Knot.
Alexander the Great cut the Gordian knot with his sword.
Its yoke was secured with an intricate knot called the Gordian Knot.
The Gordian Knot can only be cut.
The balance between autonomy and control is therefore the Gordian knot of good agency governance.
This Gordian Knot is strangling the people of Yemen.
Pamuk has cut the Gordian knot.
The Gordian knot problem.
It requires a sword cut for this Gordian Knot.
Someone should cut the Gordian knot like Great Alexander did.
I am pretty sure Kristy can cut that Gordian knot.
Gordian Knot is an American rock band directed by bass guitarist Sean Malone.
This is the easy way to cut the Gordian Knot.
This Gordian knot needs to be cut, not untied.
Phineas explains to him that they planned to recreate the Gordian Knot.
Cutting the Gordian knot.

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