Word: problem
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...results have clearly raised the interest of many states. But unlike innovations in elementary education, such as charter schools and voucher programs, changes to public university systems happen to an entire state at a time - and that's a pretty big chunk of the population to experiment with. The problem is that the fate of this policy, which stands to affect so many, very soon, seems destined to be decided by cross-party bickering rather than reasoned debate...
...Professor of German Eric Rentschler says he doesn't have a problem with students skipping his class. And to avoid jinxing himself, he has never allowed lectures to be videotaped...
...larger problem the larger the course," Illingworth says. "In small departments with smaller classes it is harder to get away with...
Another modification I would make to golf is to add a defensive element. Competition is a decidedly American value, and the problem with golf is that golfers pride themselves in "competing against the course." Well, frankly, competition against inanimate objects has never attracted a good television audience (note: see the San Francisco-San Diego Super Bowl for reference...
...history, the fierce resistance of many black lawmakers and a statewide boycott by the NAACP, a small band of Palmetto State officials have fought tooth and nail to ensure the continued, prominent display of the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome for everyone in Columbia to enjoy. The problem, of course, is that not everyone enjoys seeing that particular flag; while the Dixiecrat faction cites it as a symbol of what they refer to as the Confederacy's rich cultural history, their opponents decry the flag as a constant, taunting reminder of the bad old days of slavery, Jim Crow...