Every problem is an opportunity for somebody and the C corporations with appreciated assets were an opportunity for Midcoast Acquistions Corp.

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There is an old business axiom that every problem is also an opportunity, and this especially applies to plans and proposals.

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This is both a problem and an opportunity, as climate negotiators now realise.

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Talk to a Silicon Valley boss about a technological problem, and he will tell you it is an opportunity for someone.

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The behavior, they say, is symptomatic of a deeper problem and should be used as an opportunity to tackle homophobia in professional sports.

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But the video also explains that Medicaid reform is good health policy since it creates an opportunity to deal with the third-party payer problem.

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