Sentences with phrase «as serious a problem as»

«As a general point, it seems to me that, if climate change is as serious a problem as the climate «community» believes, then it will re quire large measures that need broadly based commitment from all walks of our society.»

If it's not truly as serious a problem as some would have us believe, then we don't need to radically restructure the global economy, expand government at the expense of freedom, or transfer more wealth to other countries.

Naturally this is more expensive than the rather limited effort of the IPCC, but if this is as serious a problem as we are led to believe, then it's the minimum requirement.

As a general point, it seems to me that, if climate change is as serious a problem as the climate «community» believes, then it will require large measures that need broadly based commitment from all walks of our society.

Not exact matches

The problem you address could be as targeted and serious as leaded water in Flint, Mich., which David Tarver is helping his community solve through an urban entrepreneurship initiative.

It's tough to say how serious the problem is; most observers regard Canadian lending practices as generally sound.

But as time passed, the excitement wore off and certain flaws began to draw more attention, including some serious reliability problems.

In many cases, it's a serious issue and, as the workforce continues to get younger, it's going to become a bigger problem.

But older people who develop Alzheimer's disease often first enter a stage known as mild cognitive impairment, which involves more serious problems with memory, language, thinking, and judgment.

And this is a serious security problem that we as a community and also as a planet need to address going forward.

In a fascinating post on The Conversation blog, Maynard makes an argument that won't surprise anyone who has read any fictional account of human's interplanetary future — colonizing other planets probably won't bring out the better angels of our nature, and any attempt to put people on Mars will require overcoming serious social and political problems, such as:

The problem is that top - flight athletes, and even serious amateurs, tend not to drink the stuff, as it is considered excessively sugary.

«Affordable housing has been quite a serious problem for us,» says Philip Souza, owner of Century 21 Smith / Ring Inc. «The people who don't earn as much have a difficult time remaining close to work.»

This is deemed a serious problem, and Partners & Spade suggests hang tags that use coral only as an accent.

«If a business doesn't have the resources to raise capital when it needs to, manage tax situations effectively, or execute increasingly complex accounting issues [such as] revenue recognition, then they could run into some serious problems,» explains Calvin L. Hackeman, a partner at Grant Thornton LLP, a large accounting firm in Chicago that serves both small and midsized businesses.

As a founder, you set the tone, whether it's with the clothes you wear or your willingness to take action and solve a serious problem.

Typically, Bielby, who is in his mid-60s, gets asked to help a company deal with a serious business problem, then might get invited to stay on as interim COO to implement the solution.

The euro area will remain a serious problem for the world economy as far as the eye can see.

During what officials described as a fairly brief but substantive conversation, Castro made it clear that he was well aware of the incidents and understood that the Americans saw them as a serious problem.

The child care «cliff effect,» as it's called, is a serious problem for low - income working families, says Jennifer Greenfield, a professor of social work at the University of Denver.

That's a serious problem, as the domestic market is getting saturated: Smartphone sales shrank last year for the first time.

As serious as it is to have a finance minister so badly wounded, however, some Liberal MPs and government operatives privately argue that Morneau's problems have been containeAs serious as it is to have a finance minister so badly wounded, however, some Liberal MPs and government operatives privately argue that Morneau's problems have been containeas it is to have a finance minister so badly wounded, however, some Liberal MPs and government operatives privately argue that Morneau's problems have been contained.

Overall, there appears to have been some decline in credit growth, but not to an extent that could be seen as signifying any serious problem in credit availability.

Relatively small minorities of U.S. elites saw China's alleged human rights problems, China - Taiwan tensions, or China's exchange rate policy as a very serious problem.

Last point: as I stress in the WaPo piece, the inflation target is too low — at 2 %, it invokes possible zero - lower - bound problems the next time we hit a downturn, and especially with a... um... difficult Congress (meaning adequate countercyclical fiscal policy may well not be forthcoming), that's a really serious problem.

Amenorrhea can lead to serious health problems, such as endometrial cancer or bone loss, so it should not be ignored.

They are serious attempts towards providing a solution to the problems the millennial generation saw and experienced as they were coming of age.

Many people are completely baffled as to why, with so many serious fiscal, financial, monetary, economic, social, and geopolitical problems in the world, the Deep Statists remain so mono - maniacally fixated on demagogically denigrating gold and controlling its price.

Anyway, my attitude on a stock market correction is that if the market never comes back, it means something worse is at work and I will have more serious problems to worry about such as war, famine, disease.

«As Independent Representative for Children and Youth she engaged in tireless advocacy and exposed serious problems in the Ministry of Children and Family Development, giving the province's youth in care a face and a voice demanding change.

According to one account, Eisman defined Home Capital to the crowd as the largest non-prime mortgage originator in Canada that could have serious problems «if housing rolls over.»

This disconnect prompted U.K. Independence Party MP Douglas Carswell to label the IMF as «clowns» with «serious credibility problems.»

In February, nearly 19 in 20 (94 %) California voters called the drought a «serious» problem, and 68 percent classified it as an «extremely serious» problem.

What the government has is a serious spending problem, and Obama needs to hire Financial Samurai as an economic advisor.

As if the falling ruble, crippling sanctions and plunging oil prices weren't a bad enough combination for Russian President Vladimir Putin, now his most important ally, China, is facing serious economic problems of its own.

It could be worse for Amgen Inc. (AMGN), it really could, look, they could be Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD), which is facing serious problems right now thanks to a weak drug pipeline, as you can see by the chart below.

As the bond markets have noticed, a few European countries have serious fiscal problems.

However, just as religious beliefs have caused some serious problems for the world, I can cite you instance after instance of the love of God (or for love's sake) having driven men and women to incredibly kind acts for the betterment of mankind.

I also think it's telling that he is criticizing how «fashionable» critiquing Empire is... Interesting how more and more people are realizing that Empire has some serious problems (in my eyes a positive) and the vested progressive doesn't want to be seen as fashionable... So he critiques the critique... as a new way to be radical?!? Not sure...

As anyone familiar with my own work will expect, I have many serious reservations about this book, the most inclusive being that I do not think the author helps either the nonbeliever or the believer to understand the problem of faith and New Testament criticism.

If economics is understood as one contribution alongside others, such as sociology, political theory, cultural studies, and so forth, then there is no serious problem.

While sexuality is indeed an important element of personhood, it is not he be-all and end - all of our existence, and as we've discussed in the past, connecting a person's worth to his or her virginity is a serious problem within evangelicalism.

What is perceived as a serious problem to black people doesn't seem to matter as much (or at all) to others.

This survey confirmed what I was seeing in the therapy room, but nonetheless made disturbing reading: 49.8 per cent reported mental health problems as a result of their behaviour, such as anxiety and depression; 65 per cent struggled with low self - esteem; 70 per cent felt shame and 19.4 per cent had experienced a serious desire to commit suicide.

In the particularly difficult question of global warming, thus far most economists have argued that it will be more efficient to respond to the problems caused by global warming as they occur than to make serious efforts to reduce it, since these efforts would slow economic growth.

There are serious problems as to what quantum mechanics means, and I will summarize them briefly.

One serious problem in the area of recombinant DNA research is, however, that drug companies and government agencies are as much involved as are university professors.

In so doing, as she recognizes, the reality of evil remains a serious problem.

Of the teens who attended worship services, 70 percent rated their congregation as a very good or fairly good place to talk about serious issues, such as family problems, alcohol or troubles at school.

I hear you guest but I think Bob was just saying that it is on the wane, not that it doesn't exist as a serious problem now.