Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a problem " in BNC.

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1 Second , heroin use has grown rapidly from a small baseline , and , whilst we shall have to describe the prevalence of heroin use ‘ hidden ’ from agencies , particularly in middle-class areas , it is not a long-standing activity suddenly discovered by labellers which is redefined as a problem .
2 Cattle theft was recognized as a problem in the early years of British rule .
3 The losses involved in retirement are often either not foreseen , or not recognized as a problem .
4 At certain times , such as periods of festivity or spells of excessively cold weather , this is recognized as a problem .
5 According to sources close to BSB , the ‘ squariel ’ — the square , flat receiving dish — is no longer regarded as a problem .
6 It is to an examination of this perspective that we now turn , but it is worthwhile to start by asking ourselves why the situation is regarded as a problem rather than a potential ?
7 Until recently , infertility was regarded as a problem for women , and hardly anything was known about reproductive problems in men .
8 Adjustment also came to be regarded as a problem relevant to deficit and not to surplus countries .
9 In view of the above assessment one might ask why , therefore , the US situation is regarded as a problem .
10 Whatever the evidence , there is undoubtedly a widespread belief that the absence of effective supervision of management is an important factor ( though by no means the only one ) in the weak performance of the British ( and the American ) economy as compared with those particularly of Germany and Japan where management accountability is not in general regarded as a problem .
11 The problem of the state was regarded as a problem of constitutional structures unrelated to the system of social stratification and the relations of production from which such systems were derived .
12 For Christian silence on the subject , combined with our nineteenth-century medical heritage , has resulted in a culture where menstruation is to be treated as a problem or ignored altogether .
13 The way I see it now , it 's best treated as a problem for Immigration .
14 In spite of that , there is still a feeling in legal circles that an innocent party is being blamed for a problem others have created .
15 Falconer , who won youth and Under-21 caps with Aberdeen , could be considered for a problem role at senior international level .
16 Tenby had bit of a problem
17 Although supplementary facts should not , in general , be added to a problem , the case is different with what may be called omitted facts .
18 Katie 's come across a problem she 's got too many bits , so she 's going to go up and along , this time she 's
19 Every problem in a child is paralleled by a problem of the child .
20 How might that be seen as a problem ?
21 Today infertility is seen as a problem for the couple and andrology has joined gynaecology as a discipline in scientific medicine .
22 According to this version , the turn towards services — the shift in the balance of employment from manufacturing to services — is the direction in which all the major industrial economies are moving and in itself need not be seen as a problem .
23 Generally the existing situation is seen as a problem and the future state as the solution to that problem .
24 But the the weaknesses is that er he because he 's a P L C then he 's got to erm kowtow to the system to the er the city and therefore erm that is always going to be seen as a problem for him as am individual .
25 At that time the presence of these pupils was seen as a problem , one that would very probably get worse before ( and most people predicted ) natural processes of assimilation and dispersal meant that it got better .
26 The problem is , of course , assuming that it is seen as a problem , what one does about it .
27 The West Indian pupils , especially the boys , are seen as a problem in this school because they are so ‘ aggressive ’ .
28 In contrast , it is noteworthy that pupils skipping a lesson here and there , having registered as present , was not seen as a problem by headteachers .
29 Truancy within the school day ( by pupils skipping individual lessons ) was not seen as a problem by headteachers ; 14 schools reported that they did not keep period attendance records .
30 Preparation for independence , when it occurred , was seen as a problem of constitution-building according to some model based on principles derived from the domestic experiences of the colonial powers .
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