Sentence examples for brush the problem from inspiring English sources

The number who will cast their first vote for Labor has fallen to 30%, the lowest in Newspoll's 26-year history.Ms Gillard tried to brush the problem aside by declaring that Australia had to transform its "carbon-pollution-intense economy", and that she was determined to win the debate.

Are there consequences, or will they try to weasel their way through and brush the problem under the rug?

(The story itself is deeply interesting and enlightening). It's because it doesn't just brush the surface controversial problems and then move on, like so many of us do to avoid causing conflict or making decisions that feel too big for us.

When employees seem unreasonable, belligerent, or uncooperative, managers may be tempted either to brush aside the problem or, alternatively, to fly off the handle.

"Oh, that's easy," Le Coze says, brushing off the problem with a raised hand and a snort.

I brushed off the problem.

Brush is the problem, and slash from logging.

Much of the industry complained that in calling for tougher regulation generally, the bipartisan commission had painted with too broad a brush, that the problem was one rogue company, BP, and a single incident.

My interest in the foundations of quantum physics developed at quite an early stage in my career, but I soon noticed that my elders deliberately brushed aside the problems the theory raised, which they considered not to be part of physics proper.

Some countries are brushing away the problems, but the principle of solidarity must be there - some countries are really suffering immigration.

MacArthur compared his plan with that of General James Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, and brushed aside the problems of tides, hydrography and terrain.