The analysis of a problem is the starting point for its solution.

分析问题是解决问题的基点。

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The search and service components provide a universal starting point for data collection, problem diagnosis, and documentation relevant to the problem.

搜索和服务组件为数据收集、问题诊断和对问题进行相关信息记录提供了统一的起点。

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Though there's no way to prevent or know when a person will develop heterotopic ossification, scientists now have a starting point to develop drugs that could help treat the problem.

尽管现在没有办法来防止或者知晓一个人是否将会患有异位骨化，但是科学家现在已经开始开发一种药物来帮助治疗这种顽疾。

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Perhaps the biggest problem for Japan is that its starting-point was so much worse than America's or Europe's, says Alexander Kinmont of Morgan Stanley.

ECONOMIST: Japanese corporate profits

The immigration-reform bill in the Senate is a solid starting point for solving this problem, and I believe it can be made even better as Congress begins to actively work on it in committee next week.

WSJ: Marco Rubio: The Immigration Reform Opportunity