Example sentences of "they have [adj] problems " in BNC.

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1 They had other problems now to occupy their minds , as well as Balliol 's whereabouts .
2 Apprehension about the Spaniards turned out to be unjustified ; they had serious problems with the Dutch , who were moving forward in the West Indies , and also with the trade winds , that blew from the east and made it very hard for ships from the Spanish Main or from the larger islands like Cuba to reach the smaller islands .
3 Some of these ‘ field experiments ’ may be a satisfactory response to the criticisms levelled at laboratory experiments , but they have other problems of their own .
4 ‘ It is thought very unlikely that they will merge with each other , as they have similar problems .
5 This underlines the importance of training schemes in which professionals have opportunities to meet older people who are in charge of their lives , who have something to say and who are not being seen simply because they have overwhelming problems .
6 The fact that the polytechnics have largely grown out of a technical college tradition , geared to different ends , means that they have practical problems of a kind unfamiliar to the universities today .
7 Heather Goodchild , entertainment analyst at credit ratings agency Standard & Poor 's , said yesterday : ‘ MGM 's films just are n't working , their debts are running away and they have major problems in their corporate structure . ’
8 They have financial problems , like many people — and more than most if they are trying to bring up a family in London without ‘ private means ’ .
9 Some patients begin to recover their ability to balance and to use their limbs fully within two to three weeks , whereas others may take months or years to reach their full potential , especially if they have perceptual problems and severe spasticity .
10 Nearly everybody you talk to the fact , they have back problems .
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