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age-old problem

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age-old
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˌeɪdʒˈəʊld/ us /ˌeɪdʒˈoʊld/
very ...
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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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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-oldproblem.
As you see, this is an age-oldproblem.
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It is clear from them that there is a great deal more to learn about this age-oldproblem than we yet know.
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If it is properly handled, there is new hope for a settlement of this age-oldproblem.
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Such is the essence of concern with the age-oldproblem of undermanning.
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Similarly, the age-oldproblem of costs remains in respect of residential care.
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With such a high deterrent to would-be clockers, it was felt by all parties to be an effective solution to an age-oldproblem.
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What we are discussing is part of an age-oldproblem.
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It is the age-oldproblem of having one's cake and eating it.
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The age-oldproblem with ship design is fitting all the multifarious items which are required into an acceptably-sized hull.
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As in so many other things in life—such as the age-oldproblem of litter and the problem of drink-driving—good nutrition requires a process of education.
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This is the age-oldproblem of more children wanting to go to a school than can be accommodated in it.
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I believe that it is right, because the age-oldproblem will come up which we have debated over and over again.
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There is also the age-oldproblem with dogs, which has been exacerbated by a failure to tackle problems of lawlessness and criminal activity.
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Women thought that it was the solution to an age-oldproblem, but, in fact, it caused them even worse problems.
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I propose to discuss an age-oldproblem—when are we officially old?
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This is an age-oldproblem which is not made any easier under the new arrangements.
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In brief, the mechanism is an age-oldproblem and it has occurred in some trade unions.
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We all know the age-oldproblem of the nimby.
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I also think that with the age-oldproblem of stocks in general there is always a conflict between the scientific advice and what the fishermen believe the stocks to be.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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