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sticking pointˈsticking ˌpoint noun [singular] - Reforming health care is one of the key sticking points in the budget negotiations.
- Negotiators said Wednesday that the main sticking point was still whether the industry should be exempt from paying punitive damages.
- The sticking point for purists was over the balance to be struck between state power and voluntary efforts.
- The sticking point is, generally, who should get this encouragement?
- The escapees were the sticking point.
- Trade is a sticking point, particularly when it comes to trucks.
- While the financing is negotiable, the referendum appears to be a major sticking point.
- Working out just how to bring us all together is proving to be the sticking point.
something that a group of people cannot agree on and that stops them from making progress: North Korea’s refusal had long been a sticking point. |