The phrase "a serious problem as" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a significant issue that is being compared or related to another situation or factor.
Example: "The lack of funding presents a serious problem as it hinders our ability to complete the project on time."
Alternatives: "a significant issue because" or "a major concern since".
Pollution was not a serious problem as long as there was enough space available for each individual or group.
A rotting cross beam is a serious problem – as is the risk of electrical short-circuit and fire.
A sense of particular witness attends a view of a dingy interior, crowded with beds and luggage, that he laconically captioned in the revised series "Housing was a serious problem," as well as a picture of pallbearers and a coffin with the 1993 caption "The migrants, having moved suddenly into a crowded and unhealthy environment, soon contracted tuberculosis.
Thus, relative poverty is not a serious problem as long as it does not imply absolute poverty (Dogarawa 2009).
The potential dissociation of process and content is pedagogically a serious problem, as also argued by McPeck [48] in the case of critical thinking and noted by Young, Lambert [6] in the more general case of generic skills.15.15
Thus narcosis while diving in open water rarely develops into a serious problem as long as the divers are aware of its symptoms, and are able to ascend to manage it.
A new water-creating billboard in Peru helps tackle a serious problem -- as well as projects a message of hope -- in an area that's long-faced water insecurity issues.
This represents a serious problem since as mentioned, a high degree of crystallinity is essential for an efficient photocatalytic performance.
Of course, the atomist and molecularist could argue that the meaning holist faces a number of serious problems as well, and their reasons for thinking this will be the subject of the section 3. 12.
Child marriage is increasingly being recognised as a serious problem, both as a violation of girls' human rights and as a hindrance to key development outcomes.
This is a serious problem, especially as more troops coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with post-traumatic stress.
