fundamental dilemma

collocation in English

meaningsoffundamentalanddilemma

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fundamental
adjective
uk
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/
us
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl/
forming the base, from which everything ...
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dilemma
noun[C]
uk
/daɪˈlem.ə/
us
/daɪˈlem.ə/
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you ...
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(Definition offundamentalanddilemmafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Afundamentaldilemmain interpreting these findings pertains to the concurrent nature of the data.
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Nothing in the axioms of social choice entails any one solution to thisfundamentaldilemma.
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Furthermore, thefundamentaldilemmabetween individual patient and population interests has been identified as a major barrier to the adoption of clinical guidelines (4).
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In such a structure the ruling elite are still faced with afundamentaldilemmaof how to extract the resources and revenue necessary to survive and maintain control.
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It seems to me that the difficulty of handling this problem lies in afundamentaldilemmawith which one is faced at the outset.
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Thefundamentaldilemmais plain from the report.
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That faces us with thefundamentaldilemmaof the whole problem.
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I think that opera has afundamentaldilemma.
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There is afundamentaldilemmahere which will require a great deal of thought and planning.
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That is thefundamentaldilemmawhich it seems to me so many propagandists have been trying to conceal from the public.
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Thefundamentaldilemmais that those things do not always match.
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Furthermore, there is afundamentaldilemmaover funding at the heart of the proposals, which we believe will make them unworkable.
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That is the reasoning behind my comments about afundamentaldilemma.
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I have to say that there is afundamentaldilemmahere.
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This was unfortunate, as the archbishop was drawing attention to afundamentaldilemmawhich faces anyone who tries to discuss the concept of equality.
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I do not believe that there is any possible escape out of thatfundamentaldilemmaat the present time.
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Apart from that, the pre-accession instrument for structural policies must also resolve afundamentaldilemma.
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There is afundamentaldilemmahere, that good husbandry may nevertheless lead to pollution.
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I am motivated to contribute because our interesting debate has pointed to afundamentaldilemmain our society.
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It still contained thefundamentaldilemmawhich did not change because of the geography.
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