And this is a major issue.

In China, recycling is a major issue.

It is a major and urgent issue.

This is a major handicap in addressing the issue.

And yet this is a major issue in international security.

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

One major issue is the protection of internally displaced persons.

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

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

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), water scarcity would be a major issue in the coming 20 years.

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.

And so what this tells me is, when you look at the discussion of how to resolve our fiscal problems, we are not a nation that's powerfully divided on the major, major issue.

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction continues to be another issue posing a major threat to the system of collective security.

A major issue in the implementation of that Programme of Action had been the lack of any central or coordinating financing mechanism.

Hesitance or lack of active support may quickly become a major issue of credibility, risking a regression in international cooperation that would be truly detrimental.

The right of all workers to form or join their own organizations and to bargain collectively with employers is a major governance issue.

The major objectives of the plan are to save lives, reduce vulnerability and facilitate the transition, with reintegration as a cross cutting issue.

In the view of the Chinese delegation, building the marine capacity of the developing countries is a major issue confronting the international community.

If not resolved, this issue will create a major impediment to the proper planning and execution of audit assignments, particularly for field audits.

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.

Understanding and reducing these health inequalities remains a major public policy challenge worldwide. It is not only a moral issue health inequalities carry significant economic costs.

Indeed, the only certainty may be that Iran s nuclear program will be a major international issue in 2012 quite possibly the most important one.

Notably, the resolution of the issue of eligibility to the presidency has removed a major obstacle to the holding of open and credible elections.

I wonder how soon we could get a definitive response from the United States I think I made the same appeal during our consultations two weeks ago, when I spoke about the modern technology of cell phones and about calling capitals to get instructions on a major issue and I think every delegation here regards this as a major issue.

Under the National AIDS Control Programme (NAP) the underlying approach is that HIV AIDS is not just a health issue but a major threat to human security.

Malaysia wishes to reiterate that the United Nations should continue to play a major role in addressing this highly preventable but deadly public safety issue.

NEW YORK Mitt Romney s income taxes have become a major issue in the American presidential campaign. Is this just petty politics, or does it really matter?

A major issue in the federal Government's relations with Guam is migration from the Freely Associated States of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of) and Palau.

It is an major issue about how to carry out sex education for disabled children and young people in this seminar.

They have operated on three major levels raising awareness to the issue, managerial organizational measures throughout the system and pedagogical actions.

Most Kuwaitis see this very technical issue as a way of pressing for reform. Major regional issues, like the war in Iraq or Iran s nuclear program, were barely mentioned.

The Lebanese investigating officers have identified the existence of this pickup truck and its suspicious behaviour as an issue that gives rise to a major critical avenue of investigation.

One major group states that the issue of forests is lower on the political agenda than it was 5 or 10 years ago.

Like other conservation groups, IUCN considers that next year's progress review on that issue offers major opportunities to improve high seas fisheries governance.

All booms are different, but every major financial crisis has at its heart the same issue major banks get into trouble and teeter on the brink of collapse. Disruption at the core of any banking system leads to tight credit, with major negative effects on the real economy.

The bonds can be sold to a worldwide market by insurance companies that incur major risks by writing policies. If the insurance companies can get a good enough price for such bonds, they can eliminate their exposure to the risk of a major disaster, thereby allowing them to issue policies to homeowners at a lower cost.

Many speakers were therefore of the opinion that avoiding duplication of work would not constitute a major issue, as long as each body remained within its own clearly defined area of competence.

Many speakers were therefore of the opinion that avoiding duplication of work would not constitute a major issue, as long as each body remained within its own clearly defined area of competence.

But when the major powers cooperate in a just cause, the world is a safer and saner place. That is where both the US and Russia and on this issue China as well want to be.

In central and western Asia, a particularly important issue relates to transit trade, as the region includes many land locked countries and, as a whole, is located between major trading blocs, whose trade transits through the region.

They translate roughly 100 articles a day from major newspapers, major websites.

He urged the Director General to give further attention to the issue of South South cooperation, which was a major initiative put forward by the Asian Group at the last session of the General Conference.

It's a major subject.