Example sentences of "[v-ing] with the problem " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authorities have been grappling with the problem for a decade , but still the cars choke the cobbled streets . |
| 2 | The laboratories are still grappling with the problem of large , flat screen TV . |
| 3 | He should be grappling with the problem of how to stay alive , but instead could think of nothing but the problem of Jess . |
| 4 | Lynn Eaton looks at how staff in one SSD are grappling with the problem |
| 5 | One corner of the Instrumentation and Control Board activities was concerned for weeks or months with grappling with the problem . |
| 6 | Other towns in Oxfordshire are still grappling with the problem . |
| 7 | But , though it is heartening to find an Iranian writer bravely grappling with the problems of exile and turning a critical eye on the values of both his native and adopted countries , Mr Ataie will write better plays when he admits the theatrical importance of contradiction and argument . |
| 8 | If the poetry of the early part of the eighteenth century is already grappling with the problems associated with a realistic treatment of agricultural labour , it is not surprising that an agricultural labourer should eventually make an impact as a poet . |
| 9 | His experiences there in grappling with the problems of planning the postwar development of the French economy had made him increasingly convinced that effective economic planning was beyond the capacity of any single state , but would depend upon intense cooperation between states . |
| 10 | Anstey 's approach to this edition was initially intended to be thematic but she has reverted to the chronological format of the first edition , thus not only dispensing with the problems of placing the themes but also giving the reader a parallel in comment on Thomas 's development both in poetry and prose . |
| 11 | Or the eminent Welsh barrister , Roderic Bowen QC , wrestling with the problems of bilingual roadsigns ? |
| 12 | In his attempt to construct a model of the molecule , given the valencies of these two elements , there was no obvious way that the twelve atoms could be arranged into a conventional chain , and he had been wrestling with the problem for quite some time . |
| 13 | However , back in England Florence Nightingale and William Rathbone [ qq.v. ] were wrestling with the problem of starting a district-nursing scheme for London and they persuaded Florence Lees to return and ‘ harness her great cleverness ’ to conducting a survey of the nursing needs of London . |
| 14 | Her mind kept wrestling with the problem of her identity , her imagination running riot as she pictured loved ones mad with anxiety about her . |
| 15 | Accordingly , subject to work permits being forthcoming , I have accepted a post as Rector , and Elizabeth as a Diocesan Counsellor with special responsibility for helping with the problems of AIDS . |
| 16 | Unfortunately it seems that it has been the agricultural ministry which has won the debate , and Britain is merely tinkering with the problem . |
| 17 | The prince said there was a lack of strategic thinking to tackle the problems and he added : ‘ I think what we are doing is tinkering with the problem , which is a structural one . |
| 18 | Good health is as much to do with being in good spirits , being happy and content , coping with the problems and difficulties of life , but enjoying life to the fullest extent possible . |
| 19 | The vast majority need pensions to meet their financial needs , almost all will be registered with a doctor and will make use of the health services , and many require special housing or residential accommodation and some degree of help in coping with the problems arising from increasing frailty , social isolation and their dependent role . |
| 20 | For while they always emphasized the special qualities of literature , and in particular the idea that the meaning or effect of literature can not be explained by a process of reduction to ordinary modes of expression , the New Critics also insisted on its connections with the ‘ real ’ world , and on the contribution it can make to coping with the problems of everyday human existence . |
| 21 | Women who have maintained and/or developed an extensive network of personal relationships in middle age are held to be most favourably placed in coping with the problems of old age . |
| 22 | that early intervention is the best way of coping with it , and certainly it demands that parents and friends and teachers , and people concerned are aware of any change which is sustained over a period because by early intervention then you 're probably coping with the problem rather than the eating disorder , because the problem is there before the eating disorder . |
| 23 | When the risk factor can not be eradicated , or the stressful experience avoided , an alternative approach to prevention is to focus attention instead on the child 's resources for coping with the problem . |
| 24 | We shall only succeed in dealing with the problems through a vast international cooperative effort . |
| 25 | A successful policy for tackling the roots of urban disorder was seen as one which sought to involve all the community in dealing with the problems of each area so that they could come to feel that they have a stake in its future ( Scarman , 1981 , para. 6.42 ) . |
| 26 | This is the holistic way of dealing with the problems with which we are all going to have to cope , whether those problems are to do with our physical , emotional or mental well-being . |
| 27 | Play and reading are concerned with preparation , with providing the means of dealing with the problems and opportunities of human life . |
| 28 | Imagine each of the candidates actually doing the job and dealing with the problems which might arise . |
| 29 | The Government needs both imagination and determination in dealing with the problems of working mothers . |
| 30 | Andrew Beattie knew some of them personally and was drawn into the work of finding new homes and dealing with the problems of the young , sick and old . |