According to Sir Frank Stenton, "Despite the work of many great scholars the hide of early English texts remains a term of elusive meaning."

Whatever the elusive meaning of quality, the Ministry has recognised the need for tighter controls.

"NumberTwenty-two," he said, as though weighing the statement for some elusive additional meaning.

What did the words mean and why had he been drawn into that elusive meaning?

A number have an eerie quality, too, with many only slowly revealing their elusive, mysterious meanings.

Common Denominator The elusive meaning of "is."

That made the class think reflect on the elusive meaning of nationality.

Some are common and well understood, while others are infrequent and have elusive meanings.

But the endings are very different and the ultimate, elusive meanings of the tale are even more divergent.

From afar, the flags look like clumsily painted dots, an amateur installation of elusive meaning.