The phrase "address a historic" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It can be used when discussing the act of dealing with or responding to a significant event or issue in history.
Example: "The committee will address a historic moment in our nation's timeline during the upcoming meeting."
Alternatives: "tackle a significant" or "respond to a monumental".
The Conservatives claim the changes will address a historic imbalance that favoured Labour unfairly.
Nor is the purpose of this year's photography portfolio to advance an agenda, score an ideological point or address a historic imbalance.
But the plan immediately met with criticism from across the political spectrum, including an influential member of Congress who warned of security risks and aid groups who said the plan did not go far enough to address a historic humanitarian crisis.
The Conservatives say the changes - making all seats roughly the same size in terms of registered voters - would help address a historic bias in the electoral system but Labour have accused them of "gerrymandering" - manipulating areas to get a favourable result.
"It's a great honour to be involved in something that could ultimately be historic in addressing a historic imbalance in our nation.
Pete Wilson, after addressing a historic state budget crisis with painful tax hikes and program cuts in the early 1990s, emerged determined to fix the underlying problems.
To be sure, last night's State of the Union address was an historic one.
For Conservatives, all disputes over law, liberty and justice are addressed to a historic and existing community.
While he reaffirmed his call for climate action in his 2013 State of the Union address and in a historic June 2013 speech at Georgetown University, it appears that the green tint of the Obama administration has grown a little dull.
Henry Kissinger recalls the content of Marshall's 1947 Commencement address, which marked a historic departure in American foreign policy.
But on the eve of a State of the Union address delayed by a historic government shutdown for which most Americans blame the president, Trump's popularity rating is drastically low.
