Word: problem
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Sarkis, his employees say, has no problem digging in and helping with the work in times of need...
Last year we spoke about the problem of apathy in the undergraduate population-the tendency of Harvard students to ignore current social issues; or worse, to speak of change but to do little about ensuring that any of their far-flung goals came to fruition...
...says the change reflects a change in the way people study. "We like more personal study spaces," she says of contemporary students-but also the correction of a long-standing problem...
...many women begin to suffer fractures. Men are not likely to reach that stage until they are in their 80s, and because comparatively few men have lived to be octogenarians, their risk has been more theoretical than real. But as men live longer, osteoporosis will be a major problem for both sexes...
Attacking this problem all at once is impossible. It would take billions of dollars. The state of Virginia alone would have to spend $500 million to begin providing adequate community treatment, according to a 1998 report prepared for it by consultants. Virginia's Governor, Jim Gilmore, has proposed spending $41 million instead. The Clinton plan would increase the mental-health grants that go to all states by just $70 million next year, to $358 million...