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The only national referendum ever held was not inspired by democratic radicalism but as a fix for a political problem tormenting Harold Wilson.

The Royal Society has never suggested that the world should attempt large-scale climate geoengineering schemes as a "fix" for climate change (Leaders, October 29).

Mr. Roach was interested in the campaign that year, and in Ms. Palin in particular, because she was a surprise pick for vice president and was seen as a fix for a flailing Republican Party.

Yet Democrats often act as if Keystone XL were the most important environmental threat facing America, whereas Republicans offer it as a fix for any number of ailments, from slow growth to unemployment.

One can sympathize with the idea that not everything done in the Church these days should be framed as a fix for the scandal, and that the Church and its good works should not be reduced to this one terrible theme.

The updates include a slurry of performance boosts, as well as a fix for a power button issue that was annoying some.

There is not as easy a fix for this decision, but the problem is just as real.

Shamelessly Apple tried to sell this tweak to journalists as solely a fix for those noisy key clicks.

Toyota halted production at several factories for a week in February as it developed a fix for sticky accelerator pedals in several models.

As for programming, Turner had a fix for that, too.

Still, the film works well enough as a primer for latecomers and a fix for insatiable martial arts lovers.