Search Details

Word: problem (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...weather has not been so great for the opening of the fall 2007 haute couture collections. Where usually it is stifling hot, this week so far has been damp and cold - a problem for the houses of Chanel and Dior both of which chose to show in splendid semi-outdoor locations, the latter at the Orangerie of Versailles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dreamy Couture in Paris | 7/3/2007 | See Source »

...wasn't happy with the language, but overall I don't think its going to be a problem," said Dallas producer and filmmaker Todd Sims. The director of the award-winning 2005 independent movie Echoes of Innocence, Sims said any measure of control over content can be a slippery slope, but passage of an incentive bill was critical to the Texas film industry. "No one is saying you can't shoot a movie in Texas that makes Texas look bad. All we are saying is you are not going to get a grant," Sims said. And regardless of content...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Filming Texas in a Good Light | 7/2/2007 | See Source »

...argue philosophically about whether incentives are a good thing,” Fryer said. “But the fact is that the average black 17-year-old reads at the same level as the average white 13-year-old. This problem is beyond philosophy, and we have to do something...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fryer Hopes to Institute Pay for Performance Plan | 6/29/2007 | See Source »

Though some critics worry about the implications of incorporating monetary incentives as a standard practice in childhood education, Fryer hopes that taking an economical approach to a social problem will yield positive results...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fryer Hopes to Institute Pay for Performance Plan | 6/29/2007 | See Source »

...want to spread the use of air conditioning, but air conditioning is also part of the problem of climate change,” Medina-Ramon said. “We want to spread the use but stop the abuse. It’s not necessary to wear a jacket in the summer...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Heat Risks Outweigh Winter Cold Hazards | 6/29/2007 | See Source »

First | Previous | 1089 | 1090 | 1091 | 1092 | 1093 | 1094 | 1095 | 1096 | 1097 | 1098 | 1099 | 1100 | 1101 | 1102 | 1103 | 1104 | 1105 | 1106 | 1107 | 1108 | 1109 | Next | Last