But he had no clear idea why he felt that, or of what the central dilemma was, so it wasn't much help.

In the first few pages, he stated the central dilemma of race policy in modern America.

The central dilemma the Committee faced was how to achieve a balance in company boards between strong direction and accountability.

She endlessly debates the central dilemma in her life.

Since the 19th century, the central dilemma of China's history has been how to remain Chinese while becoming modern.

Webb's success as a new songwriter underscored what became the central dilemma in his career.

The central dilemma is that we have no policy for financing long-term care.

The problem is only compounded by the Bush administration's central dilemma.

But the central economic dilemma demands political courage of a kind that we have not seen lately.

That, I believe, will be the central moral and intellectual dilemma ahead of us.