The phrase "address a time of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a specific period or situation that requires attention or action, often in a formal or analytical context.
Example: "The report aims to address a time of economic uncertainty and its impact on local businesses."
Alternatives: "tackle a period of" or "confront an era of".
ADDRESSING THE NATION -- Groping along with his constituents is President Bush, who speaks to the nation next month in his State of the Union address at a time of war, terror alerts and economic uncertainty.
The address comes at a time of increasing frustration on Capitol Hill about a lack of answers concerning the anthrax attacks, and of rising partisanship in disagreements over the amount of money that should be spent to defend the nation.
Sadly, the diminutive Ian McCartney showed no such tact, departing from his prepared speech to tell the comrades that it was a pleasure to address them at a time of such "sporting prowess".
But which is more painful: talking sensibly with young people about this issue, the same way we might talk with them about drugs, guns or bullying, or waiting for something terrible to happen so close to home that you have to address it in a time of turmoil?
Included in this package is a provision that will suspend the limit on how long able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDS) can receive food stamps through September 30, 2010 -- it is a provision designed to address hunger during a time of high unemployment.
Designers must also accelerate their efforts to address social problems at a time of economic turbulence when unemployment is rising and communities are fragmenting.
Veteran members of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement reacted with cautious optimism to the address, which comes at a time of growing political tension in the former British colony.
The early decades of the 1900s, when physicians were just beginning to form groups to address heart diseases, were a time of "almost unbelievable ignorance" about these conditions, according to the AHA website.
But it was irresponsible for him to fail to address these festering problems during a time of economic prosperity and then literally to pass the buck to the next administration.
Finally, the social impact bond allowed the government to take serious steps to help find the right mixture of policy prescriptions to address a pressing policy priority in a time of budget constraints.
