"I believe, for the first time, we are turning the corner on the cancer problem, " he said.

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The biggest tragedy, however, is that the problem pervades every corner of our culture.

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Now, with a Big Fix around the corner, he was ready to face up to the problem because he knew he could solve it.

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The problem is that the Republicans have painted themselves into a corner and have trapped the entire country there with them.

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The problem came when his brother Otto devised a scheme to corner the market on UCC stock by aggressively buying it, waiting for prices to soar, then forced the short-sellers to repay the borrowed stock.

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To my mind, the real problem with this discussion is that politicians on both sides have backed the industry into a corner.

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