The phrase "a leading issue for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a significant or prominent topic of concern or discussion for a particular group or context.
Example: "Climate change has become a leading issue for policymakers around the world."
Alternatives: "a major concern for" or "a key topic for".
It is clear that the Parsons deal will be a leading issue for Democrats in the fall campaign as they try to portray Republicans as fat cats with special privileges.
A17 Canadian Health Care Anger Complaints about long lines for diagnosis and surgery, as well as "line-jumping" by the affluent and connected, are eroding public confidence in Canada's national health care system and producing a leading issue for next year's national elections.
Returning more control over retirement savings to individuals is an important theme of the Chilean reform and a leading issue for other reforms being discussed.
They seem to have the public on their side, at least conceptually: Exit polls on Nov. 6 found that healthcare was the leading issue for those casting ballots, and this summer, a poll by Reuters-Ipsos found that 70% of Americans — including 52% of Republicans — favored the idea of Medicare for all.
The leading issue for restaurants is consistent quality, according to Georgette Farkas, proprietor of Rotisserie Georgette in New York.
When it comes to the complex hiring processes of corporate America, women often face not only glass ceilings but "glass walls". Recent MIT Sloan Management Review articles provide insights and research into some of today's leading issues for women in the workforce and steps managers can take to lead change.
With Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, Republican candidates for the presidential nomination, duking it out in Florida for Latino votes, the Pew survey paints in the background to show why jobs and the economy, rather than immigration, are the leading issues for many Latinos.
Every poll shows that economics, health care, and national security are the leading issues for white working class voters - and for Latino working class voters as well.
The three leading issues for requesting HCEC service by the nurses were disagreement between health care team and family member (n = 23), withholding/withdrawing life-supporting treatment (n = 15), and disagreement between health care team members (n = 13) (Table 1).
The three leading issues for requesting HCEC service by the physicians were disagreement between health care team and family member (n = 14), cardiopulmonary resuscitation/do-not-resuscitate (n = 9), and withholding/withdrawing life-supporting treatment (n = 8).
