English-Dutch translations for holy grail

• Heilige Graal
  Artikel 9 en beperking van de verijdelingsactiviteiten vormden de Heilige Graal van deze tekst. Article 9 and restrictions on frustrating action was the Holy Grail of this text.
  De agenda van de Commissie van betere regelgeving en vereenvoudiging lijkt net zo ongrijpbaar als de heilige graal. The Commission's 'better regulation and simplification' agenda seems to be as elusive as the Holy Grail.
  Voorzitter, mevrouw de commissaris, collega Davies sprak van de heilige Graal op het gebied van milieu. Mr President, Commissioner, Mr Davies has been talking about an environmental Holy Grail.

Definition of holy grail

• An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion

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