The phrase "a more acute problem for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an issue that is particularly severe or pressing for a specific group or situation.
Example: "The rising cost of living has become a more acute problem for low-income families."
Alternatives: "a more pressing issue for" or "a more serious concern for".
Some individuals, in particular women, apparently perceive obesity as a more acute problem than cigarette smoking, which they use for weight control[ 3].
A more acute problem is direct conflict between police and minorities.
"In the longer term, the eventual decline of oil revenues would likely prove a much more acute problem for an independent Scotland than it would for the UK".
The more acute problem for Obama and the Democrats is that it's highly unlikely they can count on young people to bail them out in next year's midterm elections not with Obama not on the ballot.
For more acute problems, oral decongestants like Sudafed that work over a period of hours are a good choice because they lack the potential for rebound congestion.
The fast-track systems divide emergency rooms into areas for patients with minor injuries for those with more acute problems, so that someone with a sprained ankle is not lumped together with a patient who is bleeding profusely from the head.
Although cities in the global south have their own, more acute problems – in some areas of Nairobi, for example, one in four children dies before their fifth birthday – the same principles, of strong local leadership and grassroots groups pressing for change, are crucial, said David Satterthwaite of the International Institute for Environment and Development.
It has, for example, been suggested that women have a more acute perception of their medical problems, especially minor problems, than men do and, consequently, that they are more likely to report them [ 70].
