Focusing on a single problem and memorizing the prison and its routines are perfect examples of linear or convergent thinking.
Today it has just nine, so a single problem with one type could affect a large fraction of the nuclear arsenal.
There is not a single problem we're facing that we cannot solve -- I won't say easily, but we can't solve with some determination and some hard work.
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Each year, he picked a single issue or problem, studied it, and then determined whether he should propose legislation.
There does not appear to be another issue with the machine at present, so it was probably a single quality-control problem.
One problem with a single currency is that an external shock can hit some countries or regions harder than others.
The problem: A single sequencer operating around the clock would take at least three years to crank out the raw unordered genetic code of just one person.
His work focuses on a simple problem with a single asteroid, but anybody who has played the game knows that there are far more complicated setups as well.
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The report compiles the bulk of the peer-reviewed research available on the subject, and the result is a single document that illustrates the problem, the gaps in the research, and the potential solutions.
In the larger body, members from around the world may not view a problem in a single region as seriously as a regional institution, which would likely be more receptive, and hence better geared toward early action.
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The justice secretary said there was not a single cause or solution to the problem.
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If single-pricing is a problem for currency fluctuations, it is a help when negotiating with suppliers.
Therefore, it is time for governments to sit together and formulate a single solution to this top concerning problem at the international level.
The Chrome Web Store is designed to address that problem, providing a single place for users to see reviews and feedback to help them find quality apps.
He also says it appears that Donaghy was a "rogue criminal, " meaning there's no evidence at this point to suggest that the problem extends past a single referee.
After several months, Ms. Wile consulted a specialist who found a problem: She has two small wombs instead of a single one.
After tinkering for a few weeks, Howard realized he could stabilize the molecule (and thus eliminate the toxicity problem) by adding a single chlorine atom.
But Marcus Trescothick, who batted at number eight because of a shoulder problem, only managed a single before he was taken at mid-wicket off Jacques Rudolph.
Try a few of NintendoLand's multiplayer-only games and you'll see how splitting information between the screens can solve a problem that's plagued single-screen video gaming for decades.
One recent initiative linked up more than a thousand machines in Canada to create a supercomputer for a day to tackle a problem that would have take years to complete if done on a single machine.
That's because the iPhone's severe design isn't about aesthetics: it's a solution to the very modern problem of how to combine computing, communications and mobility in a single device, says Mark Rolston, chief creative officer at Frog Design, which has worked on projects from Logitech devices to online services for Blockbuster (nyse: BBI - news - people ).
Still, the intensity of their determination to give me 10-level service posed the problem of diminishing returns from a single strategy.
And if a faulty computer model leads a bank to make deals at too low a price, the problem is likely to afflict an entire series of trades, rather than just a single transaction.
This is the problem with the Nigerian system: a single man makes so much money not because he is hardworking or deserving, but because he is merely connected to the powers that be.
And then I think that recognizes, again, that this is a problem that cannot be solved by a single action or necessarily even a series of actions, but it should be and can be addressed.
So, interest rates should perhaps rise for some areas, perhaps fall further for some others: which is, as I say, the problem with the euro, for inevitably a single currency means a single interest rate.
The Intensive Care Society, PICS, the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine say there is no single solution to the problem, but make a number of recommendations.
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The problem with the PC was that it was just a single product.
It is not a problem that can be solved by any specific action or single action that the government might take.
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