Example sentences of "[noun] to find a [adj] solution " in BNC.

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1 There had been many unsuccessful attempts to find a satisfactory solution but none of them , unlike the present invention , actually worked .
2 Four crossword puzzle addicts with assorted academic degrees ( including a professor of modern languages ! ) are decidedly miffed at their inability to find a plausible solution to question 2 , so I have written in what came first to my mind .
3 Jan. 15 In an apparent attempt to find a political solution , Siyad Barre announces appointment of " national reconciliation committee " ; rebels reject subsequent reports that USC has agreed to ceasefire .
4 One generation had come to understand the trends within the International and the meaning of Stalinism , while another was ready to disregard such questions in an attempt to find a social solution to essentially personal problems " .
5 It was preoccupied above all else with the " attempt to find a social solution to essentially personal problems " : family conflicts , class origins , emotional traumas .
6 Lord Hartington said : ‘ This highly successful campaign to find a fair solution to the VAT problems besetting the breeding industry has also resulted in a tremendous boost for racing .
7 It gives a clear and very welcome signal to all the people in Northern Ireland of their determination to find a political solution .
8 Efforts to find a peaceful solution to the dispute with Iran over possession of the Gulf islands of Abu Musa , Tunb al-Kubra and Tunb al-Sughra continued throughout — October , following the breakdown of direct negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 28 [ see p. 39116 ] .
9 ‘ But the number of ships affected will be small and we underline the need for the Commission to find a long-term solution . ’
10 Even after Britain and France declared war on Russia in March 1854 ( more than five months after the Turks had done so ) , the inclination to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis remained strong on the part of all interested parties other than the Turks and the French .
11 He added that in order to find a reasonable solution to the situation ETA had to recognize the Basque parliament as representing the will of the Basque people and accept certain conditions attached to possible peace talks .
12 Paz Zamora responded by announcing that he was willing to face MNR impeachment proceedings against him in order to find a political solution to the crisis .
13 Bush 's offer for direct talks with Iraq led to the intensification of Arab initiatives to find a peaceful solution .
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