AGE-OLD PROBLEM collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of age-old and problem
age-old
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/ˌeɪdʒˈəʊld/us
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/ˌeɪdʒˈoʊld/
problem
uk
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/ˈprɒb.ləm/us
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/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
Examples of age-old problem
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This book is a useful addition to the literature, particularly for its attempt to link molecular plant breeding to an _age_-old problem.
As you see, this is an _age_-old problem.
It is clear from them that there is a great deal more to learn about this _age_-old problem than we yet know.
If it is properly handled, there is new hope for a settlement of this _age_-old problem.
Such is the essence of concern with the _age_-old problem of undermanning.
Similarly, the _age_-old problem of costs remains in respect of residential care.
With such a high deterrent to would-be clockers, it was felt by all parties to be an effective solution to an _age_-old problem.
What we are discussing is part of an _age_-old problem.
It is the _age_-old problem of having one's cake and eating it.
The _age_-old problem with ship design is fitting all the multifarious items which are required into an acceptably-sized hull.
As in so many other things in life—such as the _age_-old problem of litter and the problem of drink-driving—good nutrition requires a process of education.
This is the _age_-old problem of more children wanting to go to a school than can be accommodated in it.
I believe that it is right, because the _age_-old problem will come up which we have debated over and over again.
There is also the _age_-old problem with dogs, which has been exacerbated by a failure to tackle problems of lawlessness and criminal activity.
Women thought that it was the solution to an _age_-old problem, but, in fact, it caused them even worse problems.
I propose to discuss an _age_-old _problem_—when are we officially old?
This is an _age_-old problem which is not made any easier under the new arrangements.
In brief, the mechanism is an _age_-old problem and it has occurred in some trade unions.
We all know the _age_-old problem of the nimby.
I also think that with the _age_-old problem of stocks in general there is always a conflict between the scientific advice and what the fishermen believe the stocks to be.
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