The phrase "a primary concern and" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the importance or significance of an issue or topic, often leading into further explanation or elaboration.
Example: "In our analysis, we identified a primary concern and several secondary issues that need to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a major issue and" or "a key concern and".
He said domestic asylum policies must have security of national borders as a primary concern, and a perceived lack of control of migration would lead to dysfunction and internal division.
Mr. Cuomo's rapid fund-raising pace, however, has made money a primary concern, and Mr. Mehiel, strategists say, is likely to pour millions of his own money into the campaign.
Plenty of funds make environmental impact a factor in stock assessments, but few have proclaimed loudly that greenhouse gas emissions are a primary concern, and that has been a problem for investors committed to divesting from fossil fuels.
Safety considerations have been a primary concern and we believe that we have disclosed any risks inherent to our design as well as producing a project unlikely to cause harm.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as Spain colonized the Quechua-speaking Andean world, the communication of religious beliefs and practices-especially the practice of confession-to the native population became a primary concern, and as a result, expansive bodies of Spanish ecclesiastic literature were translated into Quechua.
Employment is often a primary concern, and UChicago has several positions available.
While cost was a primary concern, activists and city officials also worried that the videos might be turned over to federal immigration officials and used against undocumented immigrants in the community.
The fences, Becher's Brook in particular, are much fairer and less demanding, and the safety of horses and riders is a primary concern before, during and after the race.
The cross-disciplinary study "Heeding New Voices" identified "isolation"—an insufficient sense of community and collaboration as a primary concern for aspiring and junior faculty (Rice et al., 2000).
A primary concern in implementing and executing large-scale distributed simulations is limiting and controlling the volume of data, regarding simulated entities, exchanged between entities participating in the simulation.
Effective and secure protection for important messages is a primary concern in commercial and military applications [1].
