potential problem
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandproblem
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They may have difficulty thinking through a problem, identifyingpotentialproblem-solving options, and choosing the best one.
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An importantpotentialproblemis anthelmintic resistance seen in programmes that depend exclusively on the administration of a single drug for many years.
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Although symptomatic recurrences are greatly reduced with suppressive therapy, there remains apotentialproblemof asymptomatic viral shedding.
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The use of experienced experimenters to make judgments raises apotentialproblemthat experimenter expectations could influence the results.
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Anotherpotentialproblemwith observational studies such as ours is that for many species the juveniles are likely to be clumped around adult trees.
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Confusion between burials in the two series is apotentialproblemfor future scholarship.
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Apotentialproblemwith these experiments is that they are themselves handed.
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Anotherpotentialproblemof the syntactic criteria is that they rely heavily on the use of pattern-matching equations.
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This intervention focuses on threepotentialproblemareas: role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits.
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This article proceeds by examining eachpotentialproblemin turn.
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As for abstraction, there is also apotentialproblemin having a mismatch in the relative accuracy of different parts of the system.
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Our use of combined cross-section and time-series data reduces but does not eliminate thispotentialproblem.
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The structure of thepotentialproblemis known, but the way in which the problem might play out during the contract period is not.
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This is apotentialproblemin many departments because space is often limited.
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A secondpotentialproblemis to do with colloquial versus literary speech.
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One of the strengths of the measurement of resistance to change is that ordinarily thepotentialproblem of different units of behavior (operants) is circumvented.
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But before we come to the process-based approach, let me point out anotherpotentialproblemfor definitions of the type exemplified above.
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This obviates thepotentialproblemfrom attempting percutaneous access in an anticoagulated patient.
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