Example sentences of "problem [is] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An interesting and ambitious solution to the oil import bill problem is to substitute synthetic petrol made from natural gas . |
| 2 | In many Latin American countries , governments have realised that the cheapest way of attempting to solve the housing problem is to upgrade existing housing settlements and ease the development of new sites and services , rather than attempt the seemingly impossible task of constructing buildings sufficient to house the urban population . |
| 3 | The designer 's problem is to devise sufficient variety of ways to knock him down , revive him and weave a pattern of rests between the peaks of conflict . |
| 4 | The problem is to explain these continuum concepts in terms of molecular forces and motions . |
| 5 | A stratagem that may solve this problem is to give short-acting insulin alone before the evening meal and intermediate-acting insulin at bedtime ( Tattersall & Gale , 1981 ; Francis et al , 1983 ) . |
| 6 | The usual solution to this problem is to express local authority expenditure as a proportion of the gross national product ( GNP ) , that is , the total value of the output of goods and services produced within the country , together with the net property income from abroad . |
| 7 | An easy way to overcome this problem is to add citric acid , i.e. lemon juice , to the water in which they are boiled , as citric acid forms a colourless compound with the iron . |
| 8 | The problem is to distinguish this type of rejection of psychoanalytic propositions — the result of the feelings aroused in people by uncomfortable material — from what might be called genuine objections of a kind which are reasoned and scientific . |
| 9 | The problem is to raise additional income in a manner consistent with the government 's social objectives — with respect to income distribution , for example — as well as with planned levels of production , investment and public expenditure . |
| 10 | The typical approach to this problem is to utilise some version of the DRG ( Diagnostic Related Group ) . |