Sentence examples for very pertinent issue from inspiring English sources

The coal project's impact on the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef – through port expansion, increased shipping and climate impact through emissions from coal – was "a very pertinent issue to us", Herron said.

Men, Women and Children (2014) The most recent film we're looking at, Men, Women and Children, addresses the very pertinent issue of internet privacy and the dangers of sharing risque photographs on the internet or across networks.

Paul Sloman, a partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, warned: "The UK cannot afford to be reliant mainly on gas-fired generation as energy security is also a very pertinent issue and increasing reliance on gas is not the solution, particularly as the UK's own gas production from the North Sea declines".

I am also concerned that widespread use of e-cigarettes is re-normalizing smoking in our society, which in turn, makes this a very pertinent public health issue.

The WHO 2013 2020 Global Action Plan for NCDs proposed worldwide targets to reduce the risk of premature mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases by 25% and to reduce the level of physical inactivity by 10%; 16 these targets are very pertinent to Brazil as these issues have been identified as the major causes of premature death in the country.

"The only thing he is doing is calling for a debate on this issue, which is very pertinent," Mr. Yeves said.

These elements of the treatment and consent process were raised at an unusually early stage in this interview, compared to others, indicating that the issue was still very pertinent for her.

So the town hall was the first instance in which a lot of us were able to come together and actually talk about issues that are very pertinent to our community.

The opinion of Parliament includes a number of very pertinent suggestions for amendments.

But perhaps the most pertinent issue flagged up relates to a very basic element of human nature: ensuring people take responsibility when they are concerned about something.

"Obviously there are issues of race where this is very pertinent," he said.