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The phrase "face a similar problem" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to encounter or deal with a problem that is similar to one that has been previously mentioned or discussed. Example: In our current project, we are facing a similar problem that we encountered in our previous project.
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Retirees face a similar problem.
Users of Android phones and BlackBerrys face a similar problem.
Many other consumer businesses face a similar problem, but fashion — unlike, say, the technology industry — can't rely on improvements in power and performance to make old products obsolete.
We face a similar problem to those working to increase the proportion of women on boards: the pipeline supply simply isn't there.
Both central banks face a similar problem: how to deal with inflation that is being pushed up by commodity prices, particularly for oil.
Were the Tories influenced by the fact that the Earl of Home might face a similar problem, if chosen as Prime Minister?
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No name has yet stuck blockey, muskox defence, six goaltenders but none of them are said with any affection".The sport faced a similar problem a decade ago.
Peru faces a similar problem.
The country as a whole is facing a similar problem.
Brahimi and Annan had faced a similar problem.
Police forces elsewhere in the country faced a similar problem.
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