The lawsuits reignited the debate about whether the Can-Spam Act was tough enough to confront a problem that is threatening to undermine the usefulness of e-mail, by far the most popular day-to-day application of the Internet.
She added that Tuesday's vote was "an invitation to debate and legislate, [and] think about how to confront a problem that exists and which Chile needs to resolve".
The key to taking advantage of a lender's willingness to help, however, is a borrower's willingness to confront a problem before it spirals out of control.
Don't refuse to confront a problem because you've heard that life is supposed to be more meaningful when you suffer.
Finlay's stories often feature a young protagonist who is forced to confront a problem posed by the social world.
Adam Davidson contrasts climate change with the 2008 financial crisis, when an emergency situation forced politicians to confront a problem head on.
His citizens' experience with technology, prosperity, and cynicism has forced him to confront a problem that is now more acute than his predecessors ever faced: he was never elected, but he must figure out a way to be liked.
Cheating was not often discussed here until last spring, when two incidents forced Westport to confront a problem that exists all over the country and is growing worse every year.
Another avoidance tactic is ostriching, or the natural impulse to ignore unpleasant information or the more basic problem most of us have of limited bandwidth in time, or resources to confront a problem.
"They called on members of both parties to seize this opportunity to finally confront a problem that has plagued us for far too long".
Frequently portrayed on television or in movies as crazy eccentrics or evil geniuses, many inventors are just ordinary people who have confronted a problem and want to try to solve it, Mr. Molella said.
