potential problem
collocation in Englishmeanings of potential and problem
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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 ...
(Definition of potential and problem from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of potential problem
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They may have difficulty thinking through a problem, identifying potential problem-solving options, and choosing the best one.
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An important potential problem is anthelmintic resistance seen in programmes that depend exclusively on the administration of a single drug for many years.
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Although symptomatic recurrences are greatly reduced with suppressive therapy, there remains a potential problem of asymptomatic viral shedding.
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The use of experienced experimenters to make judgments raises a potential problem that experimenter expectations could influence the results.
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Another potential problem with observational studies such as ours is that for many species the juveniles are likely to be clumped around adult trees.
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Confusion between burials in the two series is a potential problem for future scholarship.
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A potential problem with these experiments is that they are themselves handed.
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Another potential problem of the syntactic criteria is that they rely heavily on the use of pattern-matching equations.
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This intervention focuses on three potential problem areas: role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits.
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This article proceeds by examining each potential problem in turn.
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As for abstraction, there is also a potential problem in having a mismatch in the relative accuracy of different parts of the system.
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Our use of combined cross-section and time-series data reduces but does not eliminate this potential problem.
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The structure of the potential problem is known, but the way in which the problem might play out during the contract period is not.
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This is a potential problem in many departments because space is often limited.
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A second potential problem is to do with colloquial versus literary speech.
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One of the strengths of the measurement of resistance to change is that ordinarily the potential problem of different units of behavior (operants) is circumvented.
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But before we come to the process-based approach, let me point out another potential problem for definitions of the type exemplified above.
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This obviates the potential problem from attempting percutaneous access in an anticoagulated patient.
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