Example sentences of "problem [is] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another sound recording problem is wind-noise off the micro-phone , and some camcorders are fitted with a wind-noise filter switch which can help to reduce this annoying fault . |
| 2 | There is no contact-tracing as such , but , because it is felt that most of the problem is due to prostitutes ( an unlikely truth in any European country ) , the examining doctor can fill in a form which is then passed on to the police who will undertake a search . |
| 3 | The " least squares " solution of this problem is due to Gauss . |
| 4 | At summer temperatures the major water quality problem is due to a lack of dissolved oxygen which results in the fish gasping at the water surface , showing rapid gill movements and , in severe cases , dying . |
| 5 | ‘ This , ’ comments Nicol , ‘ is difficult to justify as the problem is due to falling oestrogen and nothing else . ’ |
| 6 | The know-how about the problem is key to the sale . |
| 7 | There are several different types of faecal incontinence so the clear assessment of the problem is crucial in choosing the most appropriate method of treatment ( Doleys 1983 ) . |
| 8 | ) . Her version of the truck reversing problem is similar to the one given by Kong and Kosko ; see Kosko ( 1992 ) , although her solution is different . |
| 9 | Janet 's problem is similar to that of thousands of women in a similar situation . |
| 10 | Related to this problem is that of making population estimates for new zones that result from overlay operations . |
| 11 | Twenty-five years covered in one volume , with four other volumes following to tell the story of 1926 alone , shows that the key problem is that of seeing the whole wood among the wealth of trees . |
| 12 | The next problem is that of the capital-output ratio , since output is measured as Y in the Harrod model and not W. And the same problems arise when determining the aggregate production function . |
| 13 | ‘ The economic problem is that of doing deliberately in peace that which we are forced to do in war — of creating a community in which [ people ] have value . |
| 14 | The psychological and political problem is that of persuading the people that this can be done . |
| 15 | The real problem is that of poverty and the break-up of the family unit . |
| 16 | The technical problem is that of ensuring that the stimulation is of a duration and intensity to be physiologically realistic . |
| 17 | The conceptual problem is that of interpreting the effects of localized stimulation in a system that probably deals with patterns of input . |
| 18 | As Coward says , ‘ the problem is that of understanding the position of women as a sex without presuming that being a sex entails forms of natural behaviour and position ’ ( 1983 : 3 ) . |
| 19 | The problem is that of Explaining and Understanding and it applies no less to transnational companies , world finance , and revolutionary groups . |
| 20 | An even more pervasive problem is that of consistency of performance across time . |
| 21 | Having decided what sort of images you want to incorporate into your publication , and ensured that they exist in a form that the publishing package can understand , the next problem is that of positioning them . |
| 22 | The final problem is that of matching fonts . |
| 23 | Another problem is that of trying to assess performance when there may be no tangible product to measure . |
| 24 | As I have said , the critical problem is that of minorities . |
| 25 | The second , more difficult problem is that of ensuring that your reader understands what your technical terms mean . |
| 26 | Since the problem is that of the blood vessels dilating and constricting due to lack of oestrogen , topping up the levels of oestrogen ( the essence of HRT ) causes the flushes to lessen within days , before disappearing . |
| 27 | One main problem is that of the delayed effects of population fluctuation . |
| 28 | Another problem is that of the halo effect ; where a group of questions relates to different aspects of , for example , a particular statistics course , respondents with an overall feeling of like or dislike will tend to give high or low ratings to all the features . |
| 29 | The problem is that with the advent of the ‘ promo ’ clip and the likes of MTV producing vast amounts of programming built around it , pop programming has become synonymous with music video , and no-one is going to pay you a lot of money for that , even if your programme ( like ours ) originates its own material . |
| 30 | The problem is that with normal temperatures , a high compression ball feels like a rock when hit by medium or short hitters . |