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The phrase "the problem does not lie" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that the issue or underlying cause of a problem does not rest or reside in a particular factor or aspect. It implies that the problem may be attributed to something else. Example: "Many people believe that the issue lies with our educational system, but the problem does not lie solely in the curriculum. There are a multitude of factors contributing to the problem."
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Consumer advocates agree the problem does not lie with the meat companies.
This suggests that the problem does not lie with mingling commercial and investment banking.
The problem does not lie in the A.P. system but with teachers.
The problem does not lie with the construction companies, Ms. Quigley said, but with companies that come in to install underground cables, pipes or wires.
The problem does not lie with the Amtrak trains that shuttle across New Jersey on the way to the city -- they carry only a small fraction of the people riding inbound each morning.
But the fact that almost half of the French team have played in the Premiership (don't forget Fabien Barthez, Sylvain Wiltord and Louis Saha, not to mention permanently unused substitutes like Jean-Alain Boumsong and Pascal Chimbonda) indicates the problem does not lie with the competition per se.
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The memo, which appears to blame CSIC research centers and groups for the problem, does not lay out how they are supposed to stop employees from going to court.
If you don't like what you see, then the problem does not lay with 'them', it lays with us.
The problem doesn't lie in the length of their sentences or the number of their syllables.
The problem doesn't lie with the entertainment industry, Arena says – "I think there's always been a great sense of unity [in music].
But, insofar as Americans have been unable to adopt measures to reduce it, the numbers might seem to suggest that the problem doesn't lie with how Americans treat one another's kids, as lousy as that is.
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the problem does not end
the responsibility does not lie
the problem does not become
the problem does not exist
the problem does not recur
the guilt does not lie
the problem does not divide
the problem does not occur
the star does not lie
the problem does not stem
the blame does not lie
the film does not lie
the problem does not stop
the motivation does not lie
the fire does not lie
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