In theory, the literate-thinking methodology isn't all that different from an SAT prep course, which also teaches kids how to fathom the basic principles underlying all sorts of word problems.

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The scientists gave the subjects a battery of word problems known as remote associates, in which people have to find one additional word that goes with a triad of words.

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The word got out and the problems quickly received due attention.

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For some ailments, such as pain, stomach problems, or depression, every word choice, intonation, and body movement might be a potential treatment.

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Temenos -- a Greek word meaning sanctuary -- was soon beset with problems.

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Digging a hole WE TOOK STEWART ENTERPRISES chief Joseph Henican at his word when he said his New Orleans funeral-service chain would avoid problems plaguing competitors (June 14).

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Ubuntu has also entered the language of development and fair trade - with campaigners using the word in aid projects for Africa in ways that suggest this will be an African solution for African problems.

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