The phrase "address the first problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing issues or challenges that need to be resolved, particularly in a structured or analytical context.
Example: "In our meeting today, we will address the first problem regarding the budget constraints we are facing."
Alternatives: "tackle the initial issue" or "deal with the primary concern".
To address the first problem, a generalization of the orthogonal forward regression method is described.
But Dell's mass-customization approach does not address the first problem: learning how to design novel custom goods efficiently.
To address the first problem, we provide an overview of low-income water programs in the US with an emphasis on those that serve small communities.
To address the first problem we use infinitesimal response curves (IRCs), a tool that we believe will be of general utility in the analysis of regulatory networks.
To address the first problem, Republicans should work to deregulate the new health care exchanges, so that high-deductible, catastrophic coverage can be purchased as easily as comprehensive plans.
The fourth was that advertisers could not easily transfer campaigns from Google to rivals.It appears that the agreement will address the first problem chiefly through clearer labelling of its in-house searches and by giving prominent links to competing services.
This paper addresses the first problem by reporting results from a study of the British LMP lithic assemblages most securely assigned to late MIS-4 and MIS-3, using a technologically-focused approach designed to derive the maximum information from the available material.
The online biobank catalogue as described above goes some way to addressing the first problem in translating the European research policy vision into an infrastructure.
The pattern-based video coding (PVC) technique partially addresses the first problem by separating and encoding moving area and skipping background area at block level using binary pattern templates.
This past week, Congress reached a budget deal that addressed the first problem -- meaning Obama's commitment to closing the prison before he leaves office is about to be put to the test.
