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Example sentences for: thorn

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The withdrawal of tax incentives for US companies operating in Puerto Rico by the Clinton administration in 1996, which has caused job losses and economic hardship, is another thorn in the side of those who hope for a stronger and more self-sufficient society.
A glance at the Oxford English Dictionary reveals many archaic words written with the letters æ (ash), ð (eth), \?\ þ(thorn), \?\ (wynn), and \?\ (yogh).
In the Language Reference section one can find, in convenient tabular form, a listing of scores of languages, where they are (or were) used, the script employed, and useful notes indicating, for example, that the “Anglo-Saxon” of “Ancient England” used the “Latin” script “plus \?\ (edh), \?\ (thorn), and æ (ash or æsc).
Istanbul was forced to recognize this powerful thorn in its side as a semi-autonomous part of the empire, and granted hereditary status to the role of Pasha of Egypt.
Clinton has asked Helms' new pal, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, to meet with Helms and try to remove the thorn from his paw.