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The phrase "is underlying" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that is not immediately obvious or apparent, but which is implied or present. For example, "The underlying cause of the issue is lack of funding."
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is underlying
verb
To lie in a position directly beneath.
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One is underlying growth in demand.
What is needed instead is underlying change – to infrastructure.
"But the strong broadcast upfront indicates that there is underlying demand in the marketplace".
'I do not accept there is underlying racism here,' he said.
BNP electoral success here would be the confirmation of what he feels is underlying local prejudice.
We upgrade 2017 earnings per share by 10% of which 6% is underlying.
Right now, things are quieter in Miracle Valley, but there is underlying tension.
What is underlying all this is that the global economy is changing rapidly.
"There is underlying anger in the country," said Xolela Mangcu, an academic at UCT and biographer of black consciousness founder Steve Biko.
One of the most common passion-killers in any relationship is underlying resentment, which truly shuts down a person's sexual interest.
Not only is underlying inflation at 2.9% historically low, but the government has gradually changed Britain's inflationary psychology.
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