problematic nature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproblematicandnature
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problematic
adjective
uk/ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌprɑː.bləˈmæt̬.ɪk/
full of problems ...
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nature
noun
uk/ˈneɪ.tʃər/us/ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, ...
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Theproblematicnatureof this inference has been extensively advertised.
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The contributors recognise theproblematicnatureof the term, which is, perhaps, an unhappy one.
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These factors contribute to theproblematicnatureof the term 'classical music'.
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The first was the fluid andproblematicnatureof ethnic identities in the borderlands.
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The diversity of experience within each rank indicates theproblematicnatureof working with an oversimplistic interpretation.
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It might well turn out that such substitutions also are questionable, but that theirproblematicnatureis less easily discernible.
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Even if it has been discussed thoroughly in the course of the book, this point still appears ofproblematicnature.
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The building serves as a poignant testimony to theproblematicnatureof the sacred in the modern age.
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Theproblematicnatureof his proposal is that it is opportunistically dependent on cosmological events, and that the signal characteristics are not specified.
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We have already addressed theproblematicnatureof the claim that a small number of parameters is necessitated by learnability considerations.
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This would be a different type of inquiry from forms of ethnographic research that investigate theproblematicnatureof the whole aid and research enterprise.
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Yet, given theproblematicnatureboth of the process of modernisation and of its effects, the concept cannot serve simply as an explanation.
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The outcome of theproblematicnatureof this aspect of the grammar will mainly, although not exclusively, take the form of object omissions in acquisition.
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The data indicate theproblematicnatureof the claim that the three ideological blocs have consistently won anywhere close to equal electoral support.
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Chapter 2 contains a well-illustrated section on theproblematicnatureof the evidence for change in the early stages of the language.
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Sometimes one can show theproblematicnatureof the thinking behind a sequence of thoughts by taking an argument out of context and transplanting it.
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The importance of this article is that it highlights theproblematicnatureof the relationship between objective economic status and subjective financial well-being.
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This generation also confronted theproblematicnatureof family relationships in this era when the ability of women and children to earn wages seemed to undermine patriarchal and familial authority.
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Against this background, this article seeks to review the research evidence in more detail, citing examples from the extensive literature in order to illustrate theproblematicnatureof hospital discharge.
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Had it been developed by a theoretician, muscologist or art historian, theproblematicnatureof several of the aforementioned examples might well have been addressed by creating sub-categories.
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Before delving into the main segment, it is necessary to highlight theproblematicnatureof writing histories of epidemics whose importance have either been understated or not critically assessed.
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The film contains various themes, including desensitization to violence and theproblematicnatureof globalization.
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Easterly also highlights theproblematicnatureof structural adjustment loan programsaid given under certain conditionswhich became very popular in the 1980s.
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