The phrase "a common adversity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a shared difficulty or challenge faced by a group of people.
Example: "During the economic downturn, we all faced a common adversity that brought us closer together."
Alternatives: "a shared struggle" or "a mutual hardship".
People are often most accountable to other people, and nothing bonds humans more deeply than a shared struggle against a common adversity — be it weight loss, drug addiction, an obstacle course filled with electrified wire, or a hostile enemy force trying to kill you – this is why the small group mechanic plays such an important part in Weight Watchers, AA, Tough Mudder, and the military.
Overcoming the challenges that come with diabetes is a common adversity in the African-American community.
In his interesting hypothesis, increase in the number of granulocytes by such as transfusion may be a universal cancer therapy, given the fact that myelosuppression is a common adversity of chemotherapy 89.
Binion not only uses the boxing metaphor as a depiction of common adversities black women encounter; it also represents her experience writing the poem: .
"The staff of a service area", sympathised that 1970s report, "are often working under great pressure in remote and isolated places…They receive more kicks than thanks and this, in a curious way, unites them in a common struggle against adversity".
Perhaps it is audacious to hope -- as President Obama did in his campaign -- that we can come together to forge a common solution to adversity.
Debt is a common feature of such adversity, yet its relationship with depression has not been examined before.
Superheroes have unusual abilities, they acquire their powers from a wide variety of incidents, and a common theme is overcoming adversity to save the day.
It is true that "triumph over adversity" is a common cultural theme – as we see in TV talent shows, for example.
Giving the thumbs-up sign as he arrived at the celebration, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of American forces in Iraq, congratulated the team members and called them "an example for all of Iraq: a team of Sunni, Shia and Kurd who overcame lots of adversity to achieve a common goal, and they did it by teamwork.
The fact that the onset of anxiety did not show this pattern may indicate that these disorders did not result from the adversities directly, but rather from a common, unmeasured, cause, which was more stable over time than the adversities.
