The phrase "addressing the underlying problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing solutions or approaches that focus on the root cause of an issue rather than just the symptoms.
Example: "In order to achieve lasting change, we must focus on addressing the underlying problem rather than just treating the symptoms."
Alternatives: "tackling the root issue" or "confronting the core problem."
In many respects, they've made a lot of the mistakes that Japan made.' He says the Fed is not addressing the underlying problem - the plunging American housing market and proliferating repossessions.
Addressing the lack of prenatal and primary care, the epidemics of drug and tobacco use, reducing unintended pregnancies, promoting contraception, breast-feeding and "back to sleep" practices are critical parts of the answer, along with addressing the underlying problem of poverty.
They retain the status quo, rarely addressing the underlying problem, and do not create the changes necessary to overcome the threat of hackers.
In general, treatment of a primary dislocation by addressing the underlying problem and replacing the bearing of the same size or slightly thicker is successful, and recurrent dislocation does not usually occur.
"We're just not going to do the typical Washington thing, roll over, increase the debt limit without addressing the underlying problem," he said.
In the much more common circumstance of modest hyperchloremic acidosis, attempting treatment with buffers is unlikely to be helpful and may serve to distract the clinician from addressing the underlying problem.
Addressing the underlying problems will be harder than taking a loan, analysts said.
This is because central banks have not been successful in addressing the underlying problems in Europe's weaker economies, which are growing worse with each passing month.
Another similar project – Pause – is now in rapid development, focusing on addressing the underlying problems of the all too many women who find themselves losing successive children in repeat care proceedings.
With a deficit to attack, the government has responded by cutting the benefit, pinching the poor while not addressing the underlying problems in the market.Lack of new supply, and the soaring prices this has fuelled, mean that renting is becoming more common among people of all classes.
Adoption can be wonderful when it's about finding the right family for a child who is truly in need, but it can also be tragic and unjust if it involves deception, removes children from their home countries when other options are available, or is used as a substitute for addressing the underlying problems of poverty and inequality.
