Collocations withdilemma

These are words often used in combination withdilemma.

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classic dilemma
On the contrary, she expressed very well the classic dilemma of the problem of income redistribution.
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difficult dilemma
The fact is that they have been placed in a difficult dilemma.
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ethical dilemma
They asked participants to relate a recent ethical dilemma they had encountered in their medical practice.
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false dilemma
However, he has set up a false dilemma by claiming that theistic union and monistic identity are the only options concerning the issue of classifying mystical union.
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fundamental dilemma
A fundamental dilemma in interpreting these findings pertains to the concurrent nature of the data.
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genuine dilemma
Unlike many other disciplines, however, developmental psychopathology faces the genuine dilemma of having explicitly embraced open system principles that are fundamentally incompatible with the paradigm's closed system assumptions.
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moral dilemma
The wish that grandparents had that their adult children would re-partner could lead them into another moral dilemma.
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real dilemma
In terms of social change, and the need to eradicate an androcentric paradigm, this presents a real dilemma.
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security dilemma
However, she revived the project afterwards under the pressure of regional strategic developments and intensifying regional nuclear security dilemma.
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serious dilemma
The presence of combatants in refugee camps raises a serious dilemma as to their eligibility for humanitarian assistance and protection.
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terrible dilemma
That will land them in a terrible dilemma.
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