distant problem vs distinct problem

The phrases 'distant problem' and 'distinct problem' have different meanings and are not interchangeable. 'Distant problem' refers to a problem that is far away in space or time, while 'distinct problem' means a problem that is clearly defined or separate from others.

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distant problem

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a problem that is far away in space or time, making it seem remote or not immediately relevant.

Examples:

The economic crisis in another country may seem like a distant problem, but it can have global repercussions.
Climate change was once considered a distant problem, but now its effects are being felt worldwide.

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Citizens view the Union as something distant from their daily problems.
Hormone meat might flood EU markets in the not too distant future, and problems arising from that will require sturdy weapons to deal with them.
I am not talking about the problems of distant galaxies, but about a key project of the Union which would bring about the most dynamic and competitive economy by the year 2010, together with a balanced respect for the social and environmental aspects of development.
I believe one of our main problems to be the fact that we speak of the European Union as a distant structure.
To look at the problems that are raised, for example, by the distant selling of car insurance.
He worked out that the problem could be solved by timing the transit from two very distant points on Earth.
And, frankly, I have a distant view of the Polish problem.
We may face the same problem with Italy in the immediate or more distant future.
I urge all of us really concerned with the problems of vulnerable communities to look instead at local-community-led solutions and not the proposals of some distant Eurocrat or some distant Member of the European Parliament.
You know, sometimes to get perspective, I like to think about a spaceman on a star incredibly far away, and our problems don't matter to him because we're just a distant point of light.
The problem we are dealing with here is deeply ingrained in our society, not just in far-off, distant societies which have particular religious views in relation to women.
At the same time, those same citizens have long regarded not only this Parliament, but all European institutions as too distant and insensitive to their problems.
I also know that Luxembourg is a splendid state but that when the majority of officials working on public health are physically distant from Brussels that is a tangible problem.
That is why we simply must ensure that the problems arising there are not simply settled with a nod and a wink or put on the back burner for possible consideration in the distant future but are resolved in an appropriate manner as soon as possible.
For the second largest bloc the Socialists and Democrats, British MEP Stephen Hughes said member states are in a desperate need of solidarity and that "2020 is distant future, we need solutions for immediate problems".
I suspect that in microcosm this may be one of a much larger series of problems that we shall be experiencing in the Union in the not-too-distant future.
It is hard to imagine that a community of more than 500 million citizens could identify with a strategy, based on a notion providing a recipe for resolving the problems in their personal lives whose name is so intangible and distant from the realities of their personal lives.
In my opinion, the problems that have arisen during the ratification process just go to show that the European Union is felt to be something that is somewhat distant and hard to control.
Here we are, in the European Union, exacerbating the problem by allowing our distant-water European fleet to fish in their waters, yet a year later we still have not paid them one cent.
Unless we address the very serious problem of the declining age profile in European agriculture, in the not too distant future Parliament will be sitting in an emergency session to address what has turned out to be a very serious problem.

Alternatives:

remote problem
far-off problem
distant issue
faraway problem
removed problem

distinct problem

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a problem that is clearly defined, separate, or different from other problems.