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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a problem that did" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific issue or challenge that has occurred or been identified in a particular context.
Example: "We encountered a problem that did not have a straightforward solution, requiring us to think creatively."
Alternatives: "an issue that arose" or "a challenge that occurred".
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It was a problem that did not exist in 1978, and it had an easy fix.
The liberal urge to understand, explain, improve and cure ran up against a problem that did not exist in 1981: there just was no unified cause.
Stephen J. Acquario, the executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, said the bill was aimed at solving a problem that did not exist.
At Davos, Aleksei Kudrin, the Russian finance minister, suggested that Mr. Summers was trying to solve a problem that did not exist.
Assemblyman Rocky Chavez, a Republican from San Diego and the most vocal opponent of the jury duty bill, praised the governor for stopping a bill that "attempted to solve a problem that did not exist".
With liquidity dwindling in the short-term credit markets — a problem that did not ease significantly in Thursday's trading — the fund's board determined on Wednesday that selling assets to meet redemptions would risk losses for the remaining investors, Putnam said.
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"The law fixes a problem that doesn't exist".
Notices are allegations of a problem that do not include a demand for a financial settlement.
"This bill is a solution in search of a problem that does not exist," he said.
It is a problem that does not exist on a human time frame.
"It's a problem that does not exist outside Britain," laments Conran.
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