a problem that has so far resisted 'solution' [=a problem that no one has been able to solve]
Medication may not be the best 'solution' for the patient's condition.
She suggested a number of creative 'solutions to' the housing crisis.
(..) and he has these chickens... ...but they won't lay any eggs. So he calls a physicist to help. The physicist then does some calculations and he says: "I have a solution, but it only works for spherical chickens in a vacuum. " Right? Oh, sorry, I just- I've heard it before. - Let's roll. - Okay. (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization Season: 1 Episode 9