"framing the problem" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
It is often used to refer to the process of understanding and defining the scope of a problem or issue. Here is an example: We must frame the problem before addressing the solution; otherwise we may not be able to accurately identify the root cause and develop a practical solution.
Framing the problem this way points to the solution.
In framing the problem in this way, Chomsky took an ancient and seemingly imponderable question — about nature versus nurture — and turned it into something that is actually testable.
This approach to politics – framing the problem with one guiding question – is a noble tradition that has sadly gone into decline.
Although we may sympathize with ordinary Greeks who are suffering through a severe recession, double-digit unemployment and a government that cannot honor its spending obligations, that remains an uncharitable and misguided way of framing the problem.
Albert Einstein once said that if he had a problem to solve in just one hour, and it was terribly difficult, and his life depended upon it, he would spend the first 55 minutes framing the problem.
By framing the problem as one which might, if not dealt with properly, spark conflict in Europe's weak Balkan underbelly, she possibly intended to scare people into acting preventively.
By re-framing the problem in the context of the human body, the artists in this group show -- Felicia Megginson, Pam Cooper and Naomi Grossman -- aim to use the inner self as a metaphor for broader concerns to which others can relate.
Bullying v abuse: At times, the report said the issue was avoided by schools, who framed the problem as bullying rather than the more "difficult" issue of abuse.
In the wake of the failed health care solutions of the past six years, the moral imperatives should help us frame the problem properly.
To think in binary terms of advertising and subscription fees is to frame the problem solely as one of consumer action.
How we frame the problem of dementia profoundly influences what's on offer – and what's currently on offer is still desperately inadequate.
