Syria s alliance with Iran was not a major issue.

This is a major handicap in addressing the issue.

Control of the Internet is a major issue in China.

This became a major issue in the 2004 presidential election.

One major issue is the protection of internally displaced persons.

It is a major and urgent issue. The weaponization of outer space is a real and major threat.

Reuters and some major Russian news agencies reported on the issue.

That issue frames the third major component of the new Plan s pro consumption agenda the need to build a social safety net in order to reduce fear driven precautionary saving.

Embryo number A major issue is how many embryos should be transferred.

Demographic developments alone require major reforms of social policy.

Another major issue is the question of the use of the contingency fund.

In the Netherlands domestic violence constitutes a major social problem .

Which brings us to the second major issue at play here Sweden s Muslim population.

Their problems would not constitute a major issue if Europe s financial system were robust.

Assuming that conceptual issues are solved, there remains the major issue of data availability.

The Conference on Disarmament can contribute to solving this major issue in international security.

To be sure, this is a moral issue, but it is also an issue of political and social stability.

And yet this is a major issue in international security. Unfortunately, news received in the past week has made this issue even more urgent.

A second issue of major concern is the continued practice of induced or forced relocations.

These events also focused on the issue of addressing negative social attitudes.

You would still expect major social and cultural changes from such modernization.

As such, the currency debate looms as a major issue in the upcoming US presidential campaign.

Yam s retirement presents an opportunity for Hong Kong s government to redress a major issue of governance.

NEW YORK Mitt Romney s income taxes have become a major issue in the American presidential campaign.

The second issue was a blatant error concerning glaciers that appeared in a major IPCC report.

According to the Singapore Cancer Society, cervical cancer is a major health issue in the country

(a) Identify an issue of major concern in the region to be targeted by the study

An interministerial policy study focusing on social assistance devoted attention to this issue.

The turnout was good and social engagement on this issue is slowly growing.

To have removed the issue from domestic ideological controversy ranks as a major achievement of Schroeder s tenure.

The importance of this issue, and the need for further action, is also highlighted by major groups.

While the relevant texts had not yet been amended, the issue was of major concern to Gabon.

At the upper end of the social and economic scale, a different issue arises.

NeuroImage published a Special Section on Social Cognitive Neuroscience in the December 2005 issue.

At the beginning of the campaign, many observers predicted that Iraq would be the major issue in 2008.

The massive migration processes that have only just begun will be the major issue of the coming decades.

Women continue to face discrimination in the labour market, and this remains a major issue for young people.

Despite that, the budgetary constraints on youth and social welfare areas are a serious issue.

consultation with social partners, to encourage them to deal with the issue of unequal pay.

The issue of protecting the rights of workers and ensuring adequate social protection was raised.

Economic and Social Council event to consider the issue of transition from relief to development

We need to recognize that major prerequisites for women's health are peace, housing, education, social security, social relations, food, income, empowerment, gender equity, sustainable resource use, and social justice.

Drug production and trafficking is a major issue in Latin America that governments are constantly trying to deal with.

In the area of social policies, ESCWA pursued the second phase of a major project Towards integrated social development policies in the ESCWA region .

Social science is a major branch of science, and a major category of academic disciplines, concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society.