Gordian Knot

He must make it a priority, but, he must also step back and disengage from the complicated Gordian Knot of political gamesmanship that has painted everyone, Arabs and Israelis, into separate and irreconcilable corners.

Ray Hanania: What Barack Obama Can Do To Help Achieve Middle East Peace 2009

In the final analysis it solves the welfare conundrum by cutting through the Gordian Knot.

Citizens Basic Income - the case for. adwelly 2009

What's hard, in fact a Gordian Knot, is the political will to embrace it.

Ending Today's Economic Crisis Simply and Easily, in America and Globally 2009

Unfortunately for the optimists, the political climate in neither Syria nor Israel is in any way conducive to cutting this Gordian Knot.

Stuart Whatley: Understanding Syrian Rapprochement: Optimists Versus Cynics 2009

After the breakup, bassist Sean Malone formed Gordian Knot, another progressive metal band, while lead singer Paul Masvidal sang and played guitar with drummer Sean Reinert in a band called Aeon Spoke, which took their sound in an emo singer-songwriter direction.

Alex Remington: A Modern Classic: Cynic's Traced in Air, A Reunion Album As Good As the Classic Debut 2009

Gordian Knot said at the time it aims to hold onto its top-tier ratings.

S&P May Downgrade 2008

To cut this Gordian Knot of a controversy, can there be a "One-Third Solution" -- with the States, the Party and the candidates each picking up a third of the costs?

Huff Radio: 7 Days in America: New Math vs. Old Assumptions in Obama-Clinton...with Gov. Ed Rendell, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Huffington and Green 2008

As founders of Gordian Knot, manager of one of the biggest SIVs, Messrs. Partridge-Hicks and Sossidis have been riding high on the success of their invention.

Private Equity 2008

Meanwhile, Gordian Knot, which runs one of the largest SIV funds, has informed the banks it doesn't intend to sell assets into the super fund, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Bank enthusiasm wanes over fund to bail out SIVs 2007

(They later left to form their own company, London-based Gordian Knot, which operates the world's largest SIV.)

Rescue Readied 2007