The phrase "a major issue said" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete thought and lacks clarity, making it unusable without additional context.
Example: "A major issue said by the committee was the lack of funding for the project."
Alternatives: "a significant point raised" or "a key concern expressed".
That is a major issue, said Dr. Sahar M. Dawisha, an analyst at the F.D.A. who addressed the group.
"The debate about whether it is better to be loved or feared is shaping up as a major issue," said Lee Feinstein, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, which collaborated on the Pew study.
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of Germany, facing a difficult election battle in which immigration is a major issue, said, "We have reached a very balanced solution that clearly indicates that we want to limit and to channel immigration.
"It's a major issue," said Ms. Ignagni, adding that health plans might not be able to continue to operate in some areas if the Medicare payments were cut too much.
INTEGRATING diverse cultures is a major issue, said Neil Young, the chairman of Grubb & Ellis, which expanded rapidly after becoming a publicly traded company in 1981, and then nearly failed when the slump at the end of the decade forced $100 million in writeoffs and office closings.
"All of a sudden you're seeing this omission, and it's a major issue," said Benjamin Z. Freed, chairman of Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science Education and a lecturer in biological anthropology at Emory University, whose 7-year-old daughter attends public school.
Cost is a major issue, says Dahn. "Batteries are about three to five times more expensive than what we want," he says.
Mr. Trump has made trade a major issue, saying he wants a level playing field and similar terms on both sides.
Rock-bottom cotton prices are a major issue, says Subindu Garkhel, cotton product manager at Faitrade, but "it's not just one company or a few that have this problem, it's part of the climate of pricing at the moment".
"The name itself was a major issue," says Doug McBride, spokesman for the Texas Department of Health Services, which embargoed the drink.
"If it wasn't for the federal debt ceiling and the budget issues, this would be a major, major issue," said Representative Stephen F. Lynch, a Massachusetts Democrat who has proposed a bill that would overhaul the Postal Service's pension obligations.
