Example sentences of "problem [is] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Sometimes ignoring a problem 's the best way to deal with it .
2 To bring the argument full circle , one frequently-neglected aspect of the urban problem is the political dimension .
3 Another problem is the sheer eclecticism of progressive rock , both in terms of the variety of sources on which it drew and the range of styles contained within the genre .
4 Another factor contributing to the wild dog problem is the progressive abandonment of the countryside as people retreat to big and medium sized cities .
5 A still unresolved problem is the pending litigation over the collection .
6 The major problem is the probable delay built into the giving of the reward .
7 The first problem is the dispassionate judgement of compositions that emerge from , and in some cases directly express , political oppression .
8 The problem is the padded rims which are designed to cushion the child .
9 Now I hope that recognising the problem is the first step to getting better .
10 Helping parents clarify the definition of the problem is the first step in assessment .
11 But the problem is the lower level at that , i i i it 's at the N C O level where complaints are made by soldiers and because the complaint has to be made through the regiment , then the the pressure is for the soldier to withdraw his complaint .
12 Although both approaches argue that the only solution to the problem is the ultimate replacement of capitalism by a more socialist and pacifist economic and political system , these two approaches offer different explanations for the increase in military expenditure and the close interrelationship between the military , industry and the state
13 Whatever the final conclusion to research underway may be , it is ironical that perhaps the best solution to the problem is the increased use of that other much environmentally criticised energy source , nuclear power .
14 Another problem is the intimate nature of the experience .
15 One problem is the conflicting advice we 've received .
16 There is no doubt that a factor in the problem is the low wages paid to women .
17 Another problem is the general feeling amongst Health Service employees and their property advisors that their listed buildings are liabilities rather than assets .
18 The social problem is the apparent occasion for the poem , and some people feel that it is an intrusion .
19 Another problem is the apparent incompleteness of the map of Minoan Crete ( Figure 22 ) .
20 A second obvious problem is the striking blank where normally we would expect to find discussion of content .
21 But the biggest problem is the horrendous queues for rides .
22 This problem is the humanistic analogue of the problem of the stoker on the electric train .
23 ‘ But the problem is the unusual mentality of the Turkish players .
24 Intellectually , the problem is the British presence in Ireland .
25 By contrast the most depressing problem is the large number of people who have been sold a new tank set-up and a complete stock of fish virtually simultaneously …
26 The second problem is the large number of homonyms ( sound-alike words ) in French .
27 The problem is the fundamental modesty of his aspiration , of his person — those unvoluptuous good looks .
28 Another problem is the infinite variety of provincial venues .
29 One problem is the constant flow of visitors who arrive unannounced on my doorstep .
30 A good example from my own experience of this problem is the constant re-examination of our oil strategy in ICI .
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