The phrase 'to ease the problem' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used when you are offering a solution or recommendation to a problem. For example: "The best way to ease the problem is to have an open dialogue with those involved."
New York Waterway has already taken steps to ease the problem, Pat Smith, a spokesman, said.
The agency hopes to ease the problem by running trains with 12 cars instead of 10.
To ease the problem, this paper proposes an alternative method for optimizing a building's access to direct sunlight.
This should allow the best teachers to earn substantially larger salaries and help to ease the problem of persuading graduates to choose a career in teaching.
Victims' advocates said Thursday that they were glad that Mr. Hynes had brought an intimidation case, and hoped it would begin to ease the problem.
Dr. Thompson said his agency hoped to ease the problem by providing guidelines on clinic management and, in some areas, extra personnel.
Mr. Hornick said that the city was exploring other measures to ease the problems.
But surely Congress could find at least a little more money to ease the problems of California and other states that have already expanded their Medicaid rolls and now face crushing deficits.
Last week 25 leading scientific, engineering and educational organizations, claiming to represent 95percentt of the American research community, sent a statement to the Bush administration and Congress urging prompt action to ease the problems.
On the face of it, it might help to ease the problems of providing homes in an area where 83% of the local land is defined as green belt.
It made an analysis of each subway line that shows at a glance how often trains run late, how crowded they are and whether more trains could be added to ease the problems.
