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01. We haven't been able to find a [solution] to the problem yet.
02. We were able to find the [solution] to the puzzle by working together.
03. I couldn't [solve] a couple of problems on the math test, so I'm afraid I didn't do very well.
04. If you apply heat to a [solution], chemicals will dissolve in it more quickly.
05. Be careful with the [solutions] you make in the chemistry lab; they could be quite toxic.
06. Someone once remarked that most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new [solutions].
07. Alan Saporta once said that the best way to escape from a problem is to [solve] it.
08. Culture has been described as the way humans [solve] problems of adapting to the environment and living together.
09. Stanley Arnold once noted that every problem contains the seeds of its own [solution].
10. Talkshow host Phil Donahue once remarked that suicide is a permanent [solution] to a temporary problem.
11. There is a Croatian proverb which states that there are no [solutions] without discussions.
12. There is a Yiddish proverb which suggests that stupid [solutions] that succeed are still stupid [solutions].
13. Experts recommend using vodka as a cleaning [solution] for diamond jewelry.
14. Humans, if they are very sensitive, can detect sweetness in a [solution] of 1 part sugar to 200 parts water.
15. Scientists say that pigs, unlike all other domestic animals, arrive at [solutions] by thinking them through.
16. The famous British detective Sherlock Holmes was always able to [solve] even the most difficult of cases.
17. No one has ever [solved] the mystery of the identity of Jack the Ripper.
18. The "Final [Solution]" of Adolf Hitler resulted in the deaths of over six million Jews in the Second World War.
19. An old English proverb notes that if you're not part of the [solution], you're part of the problem.
20. Homer Simpson once suggested that beer is the cause and [solution] to all of life's problems.
21. Martin Luther King once observed that love is the key to the [solution] of the problems of the world.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • solution — [ sɔlysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • déb. XIIIe; soluciun « explication » 1119; lat. solutio, de solvere I ♦ 1 ♦ Opération mentale qui, en substituant une pluralité analysable à un ensemble complexe d éléments entremêlés, parvient à surmonter une difficulté, à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Solution — So*lu tion (s[ o]*l[=u] sh[u^]n), n. [OE. solucion, OF. solucion, F. solution, fr. L. solutio, fr. solvere, solutum, to loosen, dissolve. See {Solve}.] 1. The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • solution — UK US /səˈluːʃən/ noun [C] ► a way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: a solution to/for sth »Education is seen as a solution to the state s economic and employment problems. find/have/offer a solution »She can not find a… …   Financial and business terms

  • solution — Solution. s. f. v. Denoüement d une difficulté. Donnez la solution de cet argument, de cette difficulté. la solution est bonne, n est pas bonne. On appelle, Solution de continuité, La division d un corps continu. Il se dit principalement des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • solution — [sə lo͞o′shən] n. [ME solucion < OFr < L solutio < solutus: see SOLUTE] 1. a) the act, method, or process of solving a problem b) the answer to a problem c) an explanation, clarification, etc. [the solution of a mystery] d) …   English World dictionary

  • solution — I (answer) noun clarification, decipherment, determination, eludication, explanation, explicatio, explication, exposition, finding, illumination, interpretation, key. reason, resolution, right answer, solutio associated concepts: equitable… …   Law dictionary

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  • solution — late 14c., a solving or being solved, from O.Fr. solucion, from L. solutionem (nom. solutio) a loosening or unfastening, also a solving, from pp. stem of solvere to loosen, untie, solve, dissolve (see SOLVE (Cf. solve)). Meaning liquid containing …   Etymology dictionary

  • solution — ► NOUN 1) a means of solving a problem. 2) the correct answer to a puzzle. 3) a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent). 4) the process of dissolving or the state… …   English terms dictionary

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