| Over time, the democratic transformation may go from being a nettlesome impediment to certain U.S. objectives to a persistent constraint on our superpower status. |
| Religious traditions have played a key contributory role in perpetuating conflicts about this nettlesome issue. |
| But dwelling on these nettlesome individuals is never a good idea. |
| The memorabilia problem is particularly nettlesome when dealing with an author whose fame derives from achievement on the playing fields or pop charts. |
| In southern Florida, utility companies now grapple with monk parakeets and the massive, nettlesome nests they build atop transmission poles. |
| To take the most nettlesome current example, polls show that most voters want some abortion rights kept. |
