Article: Can you untie the Gordian knot?

Article: Knot an easy question. (journalists do not know the origin of the ...
American Journalism Review;  July 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... unearthed more than 120 references to the "Gordian knot" since the beginning of this year ... all the journalists who mentioned the Gordian knot know that? Not exactly. "It's sort ... staffer David Ferrell, who cited a "Gordian knot of colored wires" in a March story ...

Article: Market bewildered by timing of Fitch action against ...
Asset Securitization Report;  February 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... the long- and short-term ratings of Gordian Knot Ltd.'s SIV, Sigma Finance Corp ... announced its Rating Watch action on Gordian Knot's SIV, which has a balance sheet ... out widened five to six basis points. Gordian Knot's proposed changes to Sigma, which ...

Article: Gordian Knot
Myths and Legends of the World;      404 words ...Gordian Knot In Greek and Roman mythology, the Gordian knot was an extremely complicated knot tied by Gordius ... chariot to Zeus* and fastened it to a pole with the Gordian knot. Although the knot was supposedly impossible to unravel ...

Article: Fitch reverses stance on Gordian Knot's SIV, ...
Asset Securitization Report;  March 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... long-term and short-term ratings of Gordian Knot's structured investment vehicle ... the SIV's manager, London-based Gordian Knot, is being received by the majority ... Nicholas Sossidis, a co-founder of Gordian Knot, last week. "We had a number of meetings ...

Dictionary definition: Gordian knot
A New Dictionary of Eponyms;      417 words ...Gordian knot According to Greek legend, in the ancient ... would become ruler of all Asia. The Gordian knot stumped all comers. And then Alexander ... hastiness. “Alexander cut the Gordian knot,” quipped Pierson ...

Article: The central bankers' Gordian Knot.
Financial Adviser;  June 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... could undo it. The knot became known as the Gordian Knot. Nowadays the term Gordian Knot is applied to any problem that seems for all ... around the world seem to be contemplating a Gordian Knot of their own at the moment, as inflation ...

Article: Statecraft and the Gordian knot.(LETTERS)(FORUM)
The Washington Times;  March 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Western Europe since his re-election, a Gordian knot is coming into focus for him. Mr ... oneself. Alexander the Great undid the Gordian knot with his sword rather than his fingers ... they faced. Mr. Bush must address a Gordian knot as formidable as those of his successful ...