root of the trouble
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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
But economics is still at the root of the trouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
The unrest upset the battered Egyptian economy�the root of the trouble �even more.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week a group of harassed neutrals formed the Paris Citizens' League and signed up 1,200 members determined to get to the root of the trouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the root of the trouble lies in the conditions of labour.
From The New Society by Windham, Arthur
