The phrase "addresses the difficult" is not complete and lacks clarity in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic or issue that is challenging or complex, but it needs additional context to be fully understood.
Example: "The report addresses the difficult challenges faced by the organization in the current economic climate."
Alternatives: "tackles the tough" or "confronts the challenging".
You could argue Hare never addresses the difficult question of how, in the absence of state funding, parties are meant to finance their activties; and there is an also an element of naivete about Mike, who, having joined Otto's team, eventually indulges in hand-wringing agony about its dubious practices.
The concept of "time poverty" addresses the difficult choices faced by lower-income households.
Each chapter addresses the difficult topic of technique methodology and the authors manage to describe this in a surprisingly straightforward manner.
They speak to the overall importance of a coherent curriculum that explicitly addresses the difficult ideas we expect students to master.
"We are working with international organizations to help address the difficult situation of this group in Iraq.
Jails around the country are starting to address the difficult and sensitive issue of how to deal with transgender detainees.
"Our rules will have to change accordingly so that we address the difficult issues that will be raised by those findings.
"We believe S&P's negative outlook underestimates the ability of America's leaders to come together to address the difficult fiscal challenges facing the nation," she responded.
"There has never been a show willing to address the difficult subjects involving liberty as this one does, let alone to do it so effectively and entertainingly.
That is why the government is now addressing the difficult question the structure of the secondary system.More than 30 years ago, the Labour Party set about abolishing Britain's selective education system and replacing it with a comprehensive one.
