economic problem

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicandproblem

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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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 ofeconomicandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Exhibits that conform to a purist perspective often have to deal with a seldom openly admittedeconomicproblem.
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Was the labour agent an institutional response to aneconomicproblem?
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In a narrow, ahistorical economic approach, an institution is simply the efficient solution to aneconomicproblem.
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The four proposed industrial towns do not have foreign investors at present and, if this situation continues, a seriouseconomicproblemwill soon emerge.
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Though we do not face problems of lower cost navigation systems (video cameras and ultrasonic sensors), with laser telemetry we do face aneconomicproblem.
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Theeconomicproblemis to minimise the labour inputs given this constraint.
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The main reason for not being hospitalized was "minor diseases" in the insured, but "economicproblem" in the uninsured.
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These figures demonstrate that depression constitutes a significanteconomicproblem.
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An interestingeconomicproblemin global climate change is the property of correlated global and local stock externalities.
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Theeconomicproblemis to minimize labour effort to satisfy this requirement.
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The importance of these biases depends on theeconomicproblemat hand and on the particular parameters that the researcher faces.
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The economic historian's task then becomes simply to identify theeconomicproblemand the competitive forces responsible for the existence of an institution.
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Indochina'seconomicproblemis in fact one not of food, but unemployment.
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Why is it aneconomicproblem?
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Now that's aneconomicproblem.
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It is central to almost everyeconomicproblemof consequence.
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We must appreciate that there is this hugeeconomicproblemfacing farmers who wish to maintain their hedges.
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There has to be a solution to oureconomicproblem.
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