The phrase "a wider problem that" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing an issue that is part of a larger context or situation.
Example: "The recent data breach is just a symptom of a wider problem that affects the entire industry."
Alternatives: "a broader issue that" or "a larger concern that".
This is not part of a wider problem that exists locally here".
So election fraud, whereby votes are either stolen or cast under duress, is part of a wider problem that never quite goes away.
The fakes are part of a wider problem that includes counterfeits of everything from the usual knockoffs of sneakers and videotapes to more exotic appropriations like an amber-colored Chinese elixir that is hawked as Viagra.
However, the problems with iPlayer are far from unique - in fact, insiders say the turmoil surrounding it is merely indicative of a wider problem that is now engulfing the BBC.
It's a wider problem that's becoming far too prevalent". Linlithgow Rose manager David McGlynn said the club would try to track down those responsible for throwing the smoke bombs, while club president Les Donaldson attempted to challenge the perpetrators at Station Park.
No, this is a wider problem that's reflective of our society's priorities as a whole.
Suitable conditioning plant design is only one aspect of a wide problem that concerns thermo-physical building performance and then building envelope characteristics quality.
Just one example of a much wider problem that explains why a German, French or US worker can produce as much as a British one and still take every Friday off.
Still, at a time when the use of implanted medical devices is growing sharply, the episode of the hernia patch is an example of what some experts say is a far wider problem: that some major manufacturers, while contending that they carefully monitor product safety, are not as rigorous as they should be.
But even for this bigot in a red hat, it must have been a stretch to blame the Jews for a world-wide problem that has plagued the Vatican for decades.
The disgraceful conditions reported last year at Walter Reed Medical Center are symptomatic of a system-wide problem that must be addressed immediately.
