Ultimately, the issue has been discussed for decades without being permanently resolved, and opinions remain divided about the relative merits of ferry versus bridge.

This situation was permanently resolved in 1680 when York renounced in favor of Penn his remaining claims to West Jersey.

Yet those familiar with the workings of Washington know that no issue is ever permanently resolved.

As of May 9, 2007, the issue has been permanently resolved to the satisfaction of both companies.

"Breakdown" has the kind of no-frills narrative that simply runs out of gas rather than concludes, once all the fighting has been permanently resolved.

Peace only came in 1995 after such events as the Srebrenica massacre, Operation Storm and the Dayton Agreement, which provided for a temporary solution, but nothing was permanently resolved.

In June 2012, the matter of Rajiha's alleged death was permanently resolved when it was confirmed that he remained Assad's defense minister in the newly formed cabinet.

He will know from our budget resolution how important it is for that matter to be resolved speedily and permanently.

But the Andirrim are a persistent and annoying problem that needs to be permanently resolved.

The films do not ultimately resolve the issue of authority, as traditional comedy does, because, as Mr. Cavell notes, in a democracy questions about a society's legitimacy are "never permanently resolved".