recurrent problem

collocation in English

meaningsofrecurrentandproblem

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recurrent
adjective
uk
/rɪˈkʌr.ənt/
us
/rɪˈkɝː.ənt/
happening again ...
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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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The quality of antiquities laws varies, but no matter the legislation, enforcement is arecurrentproblem.
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Arecurrentproblemfor water harvesting is site protection.
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Arecurrentproblemin analyzing thalamo-telencephalic connections from a comparative view is to describe only one target (usually the more conspicuous) for the thalamic projections.
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The lack of accurate information and advice for people experiencing difficulties remains arecurrentproblem.
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While food shortages may have occurred in some refugee-affected areas, and malnutrition is arecurrentproblem, there is nothing concretely linking these concerns to the refugees.
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Most of my cases still involve housing, but they are now mainly about neighbour nuisance, which is unfortunately arecurrentproblemfor many constituents.
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It also concerns therecurrentproblemof the long-distance transport of animals, sometimes in grim conditions.
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It has also had the effect of cheapening and stimulating imports, which is arecurrentproblemin those industries.
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For youth organisations, then, the figure 20% is just about acceptable, as finding sponsors is arecurrentproblem.
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In spite of the scheme, however, surplus manpower, both registered and non-registered, has remained arecurrentproblem.
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If there is a regular,recurrentproblem, and there are not to be fish deaths year after year—one of the side-effects of algae blooms—one must tackle the problem at source.
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I shall vote in favour of the report because it has the merit of once more highlighting arecurrentproblem regarding the involvement of women in political life.
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Drought is arecurrentproblem.
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Vandalism has been arecurrentproblemsince the 1980s, though.
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Thereafter, angina was arecurrentproblem, although she continued to work and fulfil engagements.
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However, poor street lighting has made petty theft and eve teasing arecurrentproblem.
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The minor's education had in fact presented recurrent problems.
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These sections describe a "design motif": a prototypical "micro-architecture" that developers copy and adapt to their particular designs to solve therecurrentproblemdescribed by the design pattern.
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His death was due to complications from surgery; he suffered four days of esophageal hemorrhaging, due to esophageal varices, arecurrentproblemwith one group of veins.
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The alternative paradigm is that medicine, like other professions, faces recurrent problems that are alike and thus should be handled in the same way.
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