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The phrase "a pretty big problem" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant issue or challenge that is somewhat serious but may also imply a degree of informality or understatement.
Example: "The recent data breach has turned out to be a pretty big problem for the company, affecting customer trust and security."
Alternatives: "a rather significant issue" or "a fairly serious problem."
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But it's a pretty big problem.
Well, it's a pretty big problem, isn't it?
This is, incidentally, a pretty big problem — and not just for YouTube.
"Sleep deprivation," Miss Chien said, "is a pretty big problem for me.
"It's a pretty big problem," said Roger Q . Fenn the spokesman for Maine's senate president, Beth Edmonds.
If someone who wants to help the oppressed to cast off their chains hasn't been treating 50% of them as equals, that's a pretty big problem.
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Here's the deal: If there is a God, He's got some pretty big problems going on these days, such as poverty, plagues and starvation.
"In general, there is a pretty big morale problem internally," said an executive who left the company earlier this year.
The publication of the tax details of 1,500 companies would suggest a pretty big revenue problem and the potential for a substantially higher tax take, just by enforcing existing law or closing deduction loopholes.
"We have to do something about our current social environment," she writes, "because it's creating some pretty big problems".
Media captionBBC weather presenter Chris Fawkes: "It is difficult to keep yourself cool and your core temperature can rise, causing some pretty big problems". Health warnings have been issued as heatwave conditions are reached in London and the South East.
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