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[ noun ] a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

Synonyms

job

Examples

"she and her husband are having problems" "it is always a job to contact him" "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

The host of novel applications of electronics to medical problems is far more thrilling because of their implication in matters concerning our health and vitality .

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Selecting bunks by economic comparison is usually an individual problem .

This will be a problem in areas of heavy snowfall .

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Given this kind of business climate , what competitive marketing problems will your company face in the next 10 yr. ?

Based on our experience with clients , we see 14 major problems which fall_into three broad groups - the market_place itself , marketing methods , and marketing management .

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[ noun ] a source of difficulty

Synonyms

trouble

Examples

: "one trouble after another delayed the job" "what's the problem?"

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Given this kind of business climate , what competitive marketing problems will your company face in the next 10 yr. ?

Based on our experience with clients , we see 14 major problems which fall_into three broad groups - the market_place itself , marketing methods , and marketing management .

Have you actually checked_out ( not just mentally tested ) different selling approaches designed to counter the price competition problem ?

This problem can force a change in marketing approach in many kinds of businesses .

Have you examined this problem of increasing consumer sophistication from the standpoint of your own company ?

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[ noun ] a question raised for consideration or solution

Examples

"our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

It urged that the city `` take steps to remedy '' this problem .

(The New York Times,...)

A formula to supply players for the new Minneapolis_Vikings and the problem of increasing the 1961 schedule to fourteen games will be discussed by National_Football_League owners at a meeting at the Hotel_Warwick today .

`` We 'll have the problem of baseball at one end and weather at the other '' .

(The Providence Journal...)

Instead - and not just to prove my objectivity - I hasten to report that it 's a highly amusing film which probably does a fairly accurate job of reporting on the Easter vacation shenanigans of collegians down in Fort_Lauderdale , and that it seems to come_to_grips quite honestly with the moral problem that most commonly vexes youngsters in this age_group - that_is_to_say , sex .

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

Aside_from a quaint concern with witches and devils which provides the immediate problem in the opening scene , it is a quite normal community .

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