It would not only be confronting a problem that affects huge numbers of women, it would be mounting a significant challenge to a system that will otherwise continue to stand between women and full emancipation.

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For many people, confronting a debt problem can be an embarrassing or scary proposition.

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The problem confronting TiVo is one that has confronted other consumer-electronics pioneers before it.

FORBES: Delayed payback

The IMAC lawsuit is not the only problem confronting the UFL. Within the past week, many football agents have reported that UFL players are not getting paid and that some players are refusing to practice, travel and leave their hotels.

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"We are going to pursue strategies that will obligate the Senate to finally join the House in confronting the government's spending problem, " Republican House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers.

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The only reason why it might not pass the Senate is because a minority of Republicans, led by the Republican leader, would filibuster that bill -- a pretty stark indication of the state of things when a bill that has majority support is blocked by a minority, when that bill would avert the problem that we have confronting us with this imminent deadline.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefings

But if there is a problem on the field, I try to defuse it with humour rather than confronting players.

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'Generally speaking, when confronting a constitutional flaw in a statute, we try to limit the solution to the problem, severing any 'problematic portions while leaving the remainder intact.

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