difficult dilemma

collocation in English

meaningsofdifficultanddilemma

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difficult
adjective
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/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəlt/
needing skill ...
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dilemma
noun[C]
uk
/daɪˈlem.ə/us
/daɪˈlem.ə/
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you ...
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(Definition ofdifficultanddilemmafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fact is that they have been placed in adifficultdilemma.
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That is a very real anddifficultdilemmafor us.
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This is a verydifficultdilemmato escape from.
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That would certainly determine my view in a ratherdifficultdilemma.
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We are left with thedifficultdilemmaof prioritising.
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I have tried to put myself in the position of those who find themselves with adifficultdilemma.
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It was adifficultdilemma, as many of us have car industries which are already struggling because of the economic context.
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We are here caught in a verydifficultdilemmabetween the satisfaction of the human need of a roof and the improvement of housing standards.
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It seems to be a verydifficultdilemma.
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No doubt this is a somewhatdifficultdilemma.
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This places him in a verydifficultdilemma.
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That presents adifficultdilemmafor those who are treating people in secure units in hospitals for the mentally ill.
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It is something of a dilemma but it is a quitedifficultdilemmato resolve.
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This is a verydifficultdilemmato resolve.
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We are faced with adifficultdilemmain having to assess information from very secret sources.
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We are now in an even moredifficultdilemma.
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We are faced by thedifficultdilemmaof having to plan for something that may be just a mirage.
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There is quite clearly a very real anddifficultdilemmahere.
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That is adifficultdilemmato solve in the private sector.
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Adifficultdilemmais presented in this debate.
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