persistent problem
collocation in Englishmeanings of persistent and problem
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persistent
adjective
uk/pəˈsɪs.tənt/us/pɚˈsɪs.tənt/
lasting for a long time or difficult to get ...
problem
noun [C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
(Definition of persistent and problem from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of persistent problem
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Perhaps a more persistent problem over the long term was the loss of livestock, particularly calves, lambs and goat kids, to forest predators.
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Diseases that infect the crop may become established in the field and become a persistent problem.
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His view of the music raises the persistent problem of artistic inter pretation.
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One persistent problem has been the so-called 'normal infertile patient'.
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For each institution, deciding precisely how to run the committee efficiently and effectively is a persistent problem.
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The longterm outcomes might reduce persistent problem behavior over the life course.
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Severe mental illness in prisoners : a persistent problem that needs a concerted and long term response.
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Third, the study did not distinguish between temporary and persistent problem behavior.
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It is likely to have the best chance of dealing with the persistent problem of evil, of apparent cosmic injustice - particularly when compared to single-lives schemes.
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Why is there nothing about the persistent problem of anti-social neighbours—small numbers of people can pollute and destroy whole communities?
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It is a persistent problem in many areas.
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On the one hand we have a persistent problem and on the other hand we have some rather ineffective laws.
The wheel clamp promises to be an effective enforcement aid in areas where there is a persistent problem of illegal parking by foreign visitors.
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If we do not find a solution for this persistent problem, we will never achieve sustainable development.
This new trend is virtually a break-through in a general and persistent problem.
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The point is that there is a persistent problem.
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They see growing protectionism and the persistent problem of international debt as two clear risks to the generally favourable world scene.
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Another argument is that the problems of manufacturing are principally due not to the high exchange rate but to the persistent problem of low productivity.
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But the persistent problem in my part of the country has been miserably low earnings.
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