Chip-based cards began in Europe 15 years ago "as a solution looking for a problem, " says Singapore's Wu.
In fact, that's always the solution for a problem is this - is to throw more money at it.
But I say an insightful attribution of blame for a problem should start with root causes of the problem.
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The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product.
Nobody wanted to see a one-quarter jolt for a problem that we knew was not going to be rectified in one quarter.
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Hyde The word "challenge" is often a euphemism for a problem.
Similarly, you could end up solving for a problem that has either gone away, or been solved by someone else while you were lining up resources.
But our ability to almost unilaterally determine what course of action we follow, whether it's for a financial problem or for a military problem, is not what it used to be.
This is one time when the folks in Washington may be getting a bum rap as states and localities try to dodge responsibility for a problem they helped create and from which they have benefited.
They believed that a lack of money is a major problem for some families - but a bigger problem was the failure or inability of parents to provide a breakfast for their children.
This is inevitably painful for the baby, and in some cases, it can take minutes for this distress to recede - which could be a problem for a baby whose health is in the balance.
"It's fitting that once again, a problem that defied solution for decades, a problem that generated a lot of controversy and a lot of animus was solved by the New York state Legislature working together in a cooperative fashion, " he said.
Getting people to pay for content is a problem for other businesses, too.
Alas, the silicon metal restrictions constitute a big problem for Dow Corning and other industrial consumers of silicon metal, but a bigger problem for the economy.
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In our poll, for example, about half said it was a major problem for the country, but only 15 percent said it was a crisis, and a New York times poll found that only one-third said it was a "big problem" for the country.
So we're working to provide better labeling for our food and encourage our pediatricians to screen kids for obesity during well-child visits, but then to write a prescription for families when they identify a problem with a step-by-step sort of process for what they can actually do.
But she has one solution for a major problem facing the world: paper waste.
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What I see in my practice is that some people want immediate relief for a specific problem.
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He stopped for a shoulder problem, but he seemed to be hitting his serve fine to me.
One thing that seems clear: a further downgrade will be a problem for a new Treasury Secretary.
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He will see a specialist next week to determine whether he needs an operation for a hernia problem.
Ask recruiters to look for a specific problem-solving ability instead of industry experience.
That's great news for consumers but poses a problem for consumer electronics manufacturers that want to target an ultra-high-end niche.
He only needed the first, taking the set 7-5, despite receiving treatment for a wrist problem after going 6-5 up.
Chronically untreated cavities can turn into painful abscesses, leading to costly Emergency Room visits and excruciating pain for a preventable problem.
One thing that is for sure a problem and one that Gadhafi recognizes is the oil production coming out of Libya, or lack thereof.
These proposed solutions would unfairly place the burden on consumers for resolving a problem they were not aware of when they purchased their phones.
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Drug safety experts--who understand how even a small increase in risk for a common problem like heart attacks can have massive effects--need to be there.
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