The phrase "addressing the structural problems" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing solutions or actions taken to resolve underlying issues within a system or organization.
Example: "The committee is focused on addressing the structural problems that have hindered our progress for years."
Alternatives: "tackling the foundational issues" or "dealing with the systemic challenges."
Do you think either of these two politicians would do a better job than the other of addressing the structural problems in the Senate, and why?
If the Joint Committee does its work correctly – addressing the structural problems in our entitlement programs that have put us in danger of more job-destroying downgrades, and setting the stage for fundamental tax reform that will help to support private investment – it will have begun to remove some of the biggest barriers to job creation that exist in our country today.
But in addressing the structural problems, which lead to food insecurity more broadly, there are concrete policy prescriptions at our disposal.
Therefore, the leading proposals on Capitol Hill do not directly address the structural problems.
His report, submitted in 1997, appealed for Pentagon-level action to address the structural problems he had identified.
Substantively, it does not address the structural problems plaguing the American economy: wage stagnation, inequality, declining growth rates.
I'd support it if it addressed the structural problems that you identified a few volleys ago.
Other critics worry that JAL has not addressed the structural problems that led to the bailout, making it a weak prospect in the increasingly cutthroat global airline industry.
Gigantic tax cuts — if they were affordable — might boost overall growth, but they would do nothing to address the structural problems that are causing a working-class crisis.
No Child Left Behind fails to address the structural problems in our educational system, and its harsh penalties for underperforming schools only push them further to the bottom.
But I think the question is why over all of these years did we not address the structural problems that were there with the F.B.I., with the C.I.A., the homeland departments being scattered among many different departments?
