The phrase "a deeper problem of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an underlying issue or a more complex aspect of a situation.
Example: "The report highlights a deeper problem of systemic inequality that needs to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a more profound issue of" or "a fundamental problem of".
Congress leaders opposed the policy in cabinet, which suggests a deeper problem of factions inside the prime minister's party.
The connection of Jemaah Islamiyah to the Jakarta attack shows that Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the world, faces a deeper problem of destabilization from extremist Islam than its leaders have been willing to admit, Western officials said.
Human rights groups said the killing on 13 September in Egypt's Western Desert was an illustration of a deeper problem of how Egypt's military and police use lethal force.
The archbishop, whose commission this year urged the government to adopt the living wage as an "explicit goal" to help lift 1 million workers out of low-paid jobs, said merely helping those on low incomes would not solve a deeper problem of inequality.
If the preoccupation with what one believed could be an object of anxiety, there was also a deeper problem of complacency, a problem identified by Kierkegaard when he distinguished Christianity from what he called Christendom, the latter a respectable reduction of faith to forms of supposedly objective knowledge that left the inner life largely undisturbed.
But the latter isn't a problem of inefficiency– it's a deeper problem of a disconnect between the jobs that are empty and the skills people have.
Small steps by the company to improve working conditions and pay for drivers are steps in the right direction, but they are merely a bandage on a much deeper problem of a culture that treats its drivers as disposable.
Mr Kan's unpopularity is a symptom of a deeper problem: a loss of faith in politics generally.
Because it is the pediatrician or family practice physician who often recognizes the existence of a deeper problem, increased awareness of MPS II is a critical factor in early diagnosis, referral, and treatment.
And that's a deep problem for the future of computing.
