major problem
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandproblem
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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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 ofmajorandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Themajorproblemis that creative aspects of 'interference' from other languages and cultures are ignored.
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A ' ' successful filtering mechanism in the information channel is amajorproblem,' ' he began.
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Authoritarian tendencies in policy making remain amajorproblem, especially in terms of the internal decision-making mechanisms of many political parties.
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Currently, pests and disease problems do not appear to be amajorproblem.
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Themajorproblemin expanding any business is maintenance of the quality of the product.
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Amajorproblempreventing such a balance is the control exercised by some individuals over others in the organization of work.
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Aside from brain damage, chronic lung disease is amajorproblemin the long term prognosis of these babies.
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Amajorproblemwith this approach is that it proliferates lexical entries, rendering the lexicon unconstrained.
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However, amajorproblemis inadequate collection of revenues, mainly due to widespread non-payment.
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On the side of the disadvantages, orderly behaviour proved to be amajorproblemin piano groups of four pupils.
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There is amajorproblem, however, with accepting this principle.
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Amajorproblemin dynamical systems is how to describe the typical asymptotic behaviour of trajectories as time (continuous or discrete) goes to infinity.
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The lack of agreement between participants themselves, and on occasion with the researcher, highlights amajorproblemin investigating this phenomenon.
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Amajorproblem, evident within several papers, is language use, which at times can be irritatingly obfuscating, impenetrable and, in effect, discouraging.
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In such a picture, themajorproblembecomes the treatment of proparoxitones.
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We believe that the sequencing in the order that answers are found is the othermajorproblemthat restrict parallelism in tabled programs.
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Consequently, special attention should be paid to safety of operation-amajorproblemstill to be addressed thoroughly.
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Amajorproblemwith the non-pharmacological route is that its effects will only persist as long as compliance with the lifestyle advice continues.
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Other mental health providers did not have the same access to policy-makers, which was amajorproblemduring times of fiscal restraint.
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In a number of cases this would be amajorproblem.
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