Sentence examples for major social problem from inspiring English sources

Inequality of wealth is not necessarily a major social problem per se.

However, while less headline grabbing than drugs, gambling addiction is a major social problem.

Government efforts to expel them were ineffectual, and a major social problem loomed.

Ms. Kelly bravely confronted a major social problem in "Dream Driven," a work about alcoholism choreographed in 1985.

"This is a major social problem, that children from deprived backgrounds leave school with less ambition and less attainment than children from wealthy backgrounds.

"We're the only country to address a major social problem -- child care -- through the private sector rather than through some public solution".

It will take more than simple faith in technology to solve major social problems.

No one is claiming that there are major social problems in the township's schools, which have a diverse population.

"This is about deploying a leadership force to have an impact on major social problems," said Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a professor at the Harvard Business School who heads the program.

They claim that its major social problems are similar to those of all big cities and are perhaps even less severe there than elsewhere.

"It's not a good time for the community, we've got one the highest [levels] of unemployment in Australia, youth unemployment's a real problem and there's always major social problems when these things occur," she said.