root of the trouble
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Never before among the overabundant welter of discussion about postwar problems has the central root of the trouble been tapped so accurately.
From Time Magazine Archive
When it finally dawned on them that D.D.T. was the root of the trouble,* the worried patient relaxed and was able to go to work.
From Time Magazine Archive
The root of the trouble lies in the intuition that at bottom he is incapable of thinking about anyone but himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
The root of the trouble is the acute, continent-wide shortage of railroad freight cars.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is the root of the trouble with the local school inspection and direction.
From A Stake in the Land by Speek, Peter A. (Peter Alexander)
