Until three months ago he encountered a problem familiar to nearly all Mexicans: the extremely high cost of pre-paid mobile minutes.

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The same ship encountered a problem in January with its propulsion system, according to a notice posted on the website of Carnival senior cruise director John Heald.

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The company's more recent innovative successes include 3D puzzles, but when it came to competing with the popularity of virtual games, they encountered a problem, as company marketing manager Benn Bramwell explains.

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One manager for a large insurance company encountered such a problem when introducing staff to electronic mail.

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But Pepperdine law professor Doug Kmiec believes when Gonzales became head of the Justice Department, he may have encountered a common problem in the attorney general's office.

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Wallman's is a private-sector solution to a problem he first encountered as a regulator.

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One of his most recent ventures solved a problem that he encountered while camping in the redwood forests of North America.

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What analysts pay close attention, however, is whether Qualcomm solved a problem it has encountered in the last quarter, the inability to keep up with the strong demand for the newest line of products, especially from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

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The woman is undergoing a strict regimen of immunosuppression therapy so her body does not reject the donor skin, a problem that has been encountered in other skin transplants, the doctors said.

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One woman I encountered in my research, Amanda, faced this problem when she began a new job as a vice president at a Manhattan ad agency.

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