1.   Above the tangled knots of old fishing-nets, still supported by their floats, always hovered seabirds, waiting for a meal.

2.   Sadly, Rey is not alive to sort out the tangled juridical knot woven by her mischievous, fictional lunch ticket, Curious George.

3.   There is a sense that the peace process is now an impossibly tangled knot, which cannot be unraveled by pulling on a string here or there.

4.   Yet it is simple common sense to argue that the Palestinians should take advantage of a unique opportunity presented to them by the tangled knots of Israeli democracy.