Sentence examples similar to as the basic issue from inspiring English sources
As much of the ensuing debate seemed to be devoted to who was to blame as to the basic issue itself.
You quote an expert on school violence as saying "the basic issue in these middle-class schools is competition -- who has the biggest car, who is the best athlete, who is in the right group -- and students are under intense pressure, unlike the urban school, where often the basic issue is just survival".
The economy, the character of the two candidates, and the desirability of change emerged as the basic issues of the campaign, although abortion emerged as a major issue (coming in the first election after the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling) and the gaffes to which both men seemed prone usurped much of the headline space.
Real expertise in optical fiber highway design comes from experience as the basic issues are not that complex.
Some analyses say that fast-developing India is performing worse than some of the poorest countries, such as Liberia and Haiti, in addressing the basic issue of hunger.
"Slow Going on Stem Cells" (editorial, Oct. 2) again sidesteps the basic issue, sloughed off as the opinion of "religious conservatives," namely, what is the human embryo?
The basic issue is efficacy, not legality.
That's the basic issue here.
Let's address the basic issue.
And this is the basic issue.
