The statement from his office cited health problems facing the city, including an increase in obesity.
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As is his custom, Buffett was transparent about the problems facing some Berkshire operations.
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Quayle said his Indiana background gives him a special understanding of the problems facing rural America.
Nevada Republicans said the economy and illegal immigration were the largest problems facing the country.
Above all, this distracts attention from the real problems facing Europe, which are national ones.
What is not in doubt is the severity of the problems facing the economy.
But Ecclestone says the problems facing the Commonwealth Games organisers are completely unrelated to F1.
It has taken a long time for Nato governments to appreciate the problems facing their armed forces.
Two problems facing Chinese brands are the country's chronic inventory gluts and stiff local and foreign competition.
Many of the problems facing US companies stem from the granting of lavish share options to executives.
Wall Street doubted that the second generation could replace Larry and Bob and solve the problems facing Loews.
In fact, using germs, we can accomplish some of the biggest problems facing mankind, disease, hunger and pollution.
These conditions are risks for any space traveler, but they're also problems facing many seniors living on Earth.
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One of the absolute biggest structural problems facing the entire West is that of structural unemployment and structural underemployment.
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It reflects a belief in human ingenuity and the ability to overcome even the toughest problems facing the world.
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It was popular among Iranian youth for stories dealing with problems facing teenagers and for reporting Western entertainment news.
And as we have with many of the biggest problems facing the planet, Americans have led the green effort.
Many of the central problems facing the U.S. and the world at large simply cannot be solved without international cooperation.
But none of these developments will have any significant impact on the bigger problems facing China and investment in China.
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After enjoying gains last week, investors in Europe focused once again on the huge economic problems facing the 17-country eurozone.
The post-industrial educated class that now dominates Washington appears, if not scornful, profoundly detached from the problems facing productive industry.
Or should we focus much more on the problems facing poorer communities, such as poverty, violence, and lack of opportunity?
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The declining grade of copper ore, a simultaneous increase in costs and political problems are other major problems facing Freeport.
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But it is important for the fans to remember that Vogts' departure does not solve the problems facing Scottish football.
Mr Salmond said the Scottish Government had been doing its part "early and decisively" to tackle the economic problems facing Scotland.
Asked who would deal better with problems facing rural areas or the economy more generally, rural voters are about evenly divided.
But if real wages go down, you can't expect the elderly to be immune from all the problems facing the economy.
When I left Kabul I experienced some of the problems facing Ariana.
Mr Milburn denied that the problems facing the NHS had been exaggerated.
But a rare interview by Mr Singh from 1996 may offer some clues to the problems facing the prime minister today.
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