Collocations for dilemma - noun

acute (esp. BrE), appalling (esp. BrE), big, difficult, genuine (esp. BrE), great, impossible (esp. BrE), real, serious, terrible, thorny (esp. AmE)
central, essential, fundamental
The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?

common, familiar
interesting
human
personal
ethical, moral
social
policy, political

create, pose, present sb with
This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.

be caught in, be faced with, confront, face, find yourself in, have
They were caught in a real dilemma.

resolve, solve
I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.

arise, occur
the dilemma that arises when a doctor has to decide whether or not to prescribe an expensive treatment

lie
The dilemma over human cloning lies at the heart of the ethical choices facing society.

confront sb, face sb
The dilemma facing the country's allies was even more serious.

in a/the dilemma
The president is now in a dilemma.

dilemma about, dilemma over
She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.

dilemma between
the perennial dilemma between work and family commitments

a solution to a dilemma, a way out of a dilemma
I couldn't see any way out of the dilemma.