The phrase "a far deeper problem" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the seriousness or complexity of an issue that goes beyond surface-level concerns.
Example: "While the immediate issue is concerning, we must recognize that there is a far deeper problem at play that needs to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a much more significant issue" or "a much deeper concern."
So I feel the apologetic email language masks a far deeper problem.
Saying that, your point about apologetic email culture masking a far deeper problem is excellent.
That is because the mess has revealed a far deeper problem: their business model is kaput.Landesbanks were set up to act as wholesale financiers alongside state-owned regional savings banks.
Today on this site the shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve rightly lambasts the government's child protection vetting proposals and remarks that "this latest encroachment of the surveillance state is symptomatic of a far deeper problem".
The elimination of Mr. bin Laden's network has given America an immediate military focus, but the sentiments among Muslims who have helped that network grow present a far deeper problem.
Beyond the current crisis lurks a far deeper problem.
Right now there is no way of judging whether the recent scandals and other complaints are the exception or a sign of far deeper problems in the department.
It's a far deeper underlying problem than that, and in the case of severe body dysmorphia, it can lead to serious self-harm, in a way.
But the way Saturday's loss developed suggests far deeper problems than center field.
The bullish case for the merger is that Enron's real profits were there and that the financial maneuvering did not cover up far deeper problems.
Britain's banking system, because it has mirrored more closely American rather than continental European practice, has faced far deeper problems than the financial institutions of the eurozone, with the possible exception of those of Ireland.
