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The phrase 'the overarching problem' is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when referring to a large, general problem that encompasses many different aspects of a situation. For example: "The overarching problem with our education system is that it does not provide equal opportunities for all students."
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the overarching problem
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To form an arch over something.
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A classical approach to address complex problems is to break them down into more manageable sub-problems, solve these separately and then aggregate the results into a solution for the overarching problem.
I think the overarching problem with the U.S. health care system is that the economic incentives involved are misaligned, and that creates huge market failure so that market forces don't work effectively for patients, and that results in two major problems.
While she took issue with how news outlets reported the hoax, the 24-year-old said it did manage to highlight the overarching problem and a put a public face to it.
The overarching problem is political.
(The overarching problem of classical music is the tuxedo).
But the overarching problem here, he said, probably had to do with the new demographic trends.
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But the overarching problems burdening not only the world's poor, but the earth itself will remain undaunted and unchecked.
Once you learn the overarching problems, like the three-year-old wanting some autonomy over his playtime or the teenager wanting to confess his alcoholism.
The second overarching problem was the policy framework.
That, though, was the limit of Johnson's bravado, and this speaks to the Jets' overarching problem.
Our data highlights one important overarching problem underlying all four aforementioned problems, i.e. guidelines for training and deployment of nurses and midwives.
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the great problem
the large problem
the overarching implications
the broad problem
the overarching challenges
the prior problem
the ultimate problem
the paramount problem
the overall problem
the fundamental problem
the substantial problem
the overarching constraints
the wider problem
the global problem
the overarching question
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