Sentence examples for as serious a problem from inspiring English sources

The economic markets are shaky, yes, and Americans consider the perils of terrorism when they fly on an airplane, but neither the economy nor terrorism is as serious a problem as the long-term damage to the environment that the E.P.A. study raised, he said.

While the UK's figures are not directly comparable, data from the childhood measurement programme in 2011/12 suggests England has as serious a problem as any country, with 35.4% of 10- to 11-year-old boys and 32.4% of girls overweight.

After all, Internet access today seems about as serious a problem in the U.S. as "telephone access" or "automobile access".

He thinks coastal pollution is as serious a problem as climate change.The most visible consequence of human habitation is rubbish.

Aside from the obvious problems facing public schools in New York City, school administrators' systematic denial and concealment of incidents is perhaps as serious a problem.

The problem of fake facts, of intentional deceptions, is one thing, but the bewildering and overwhelming thicket of real facts is at least as serious a problem.

"Given their frequency and consequences, falls are as serious a health problem for older persons as heart attacks and strokes," she says.

And addiction experts agree, marijuana does not pose as serious a public health problem as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.

Items scored as " a serious problem" or " a very serious problem" were considered positive responses.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide public health problem as well as a serious social problem in South Korea [ 1- 3].

Secondhand smoke (SHS), the cigarette smoke involuntarily inhaled by a nonsmoker, was recognized as a serious health problem as early as 1972.