problematic
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But the companies and municipalities that receive cartons as waste say the packaging is problematic.
From Los Angeles Times
The Northwestern scientists discovered one uniquely problematic subtype.
From Science Daily
"However, if you don't have the right bacteria, that's when it becomes problematic. Because in those conditions, sorbitol doesn't get degraded and as a result, it is passed on to the liver," he said.
From Science Daily
“It had to be broad enough and vague enough for the warring parties to agree to it, but from the beginning everyone knew how problematic it would be to implement.”
The dispute "is blocking the delimitation of the maritime border with New Caledonia and creating problematic legal uncertainties affecting fishing and scientific research activities, for example," it added.
From Barron's
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