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
The unrest upset the battered Egyptian economy�the root of the trouble �even more.
From Time Magazine Archive
The root of the trouble is the acute, continent-wide shortage of railroad freight cars.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Epstein-Barr virus is active in some, but not all, sufferers, and experts doubt it is the root of the trouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
That may be at the root of the trouble.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
