Sentences with phrase «somewhat serious problem»

And majorities say it is at least a somewhat serious problem in every nation surveyed.

A median of 54 % across the nations surveyed say it is a very serious problem, while fully 85 % say it is at least a somewhat serious problem.

Sixty - two percent (62 %) of voters view global warming as a somewhat serious problem, with 30 % who consider it a Very Serious one.

Just 14 % of Republicans say global warming is a very serious problem and 27 % view it as a somewhat serious problem; only about a quarter (24 %) think it requires immediate action by the government.

Belief that global warming is a serious problem is at its highest level in two - and - half - years... telephone survey of Likely Voters finds that 64 % say global warming is at least a somewhat serious problem, including 30 % who say it's Very Serious.

Nonetheless, 86 % of respondents say crime is a very or somewhat serious problem, while 71 % say the same of police brutality and 61 % of police corruption.

In addition, 72 percent of voters believe police brutality is a very serious or somewhat serious problem in New York City.

Almost 100 percent of blacks — 96 percent — believed that police brutality was a very serious or somewhat serious problem in the city.

The poll found 56 percent of voters believe corruption remains a top problem for the state government to tackle, while 31 percent believe it is a «somewhat serious problem.»

How serious a problem do you think discrimination against gays and lesbians is in this country — a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, not too serious or not at all serious?

State government corruption continues to be on the minds of New Yorkers, with 80 % of those surveyed by Quinnipiac calling it a very or somewhat serious problem.

After my grand Pan-American journey came to an end, I moved to Montreal and was faced with two somewhat serious problems: I was completely broke and, if I wanted to find a decent job, I would have to learn French.

Not exact matches

Racism was certainly a serious problem, but in 1973, Los Angeles voters elected as mayor the pragmatic African - American City Councilman Tom Bradley over Sam Yorty, the acerbic and somewhat anti — civil rights movement incumbent.

Eighty - nine percent of New Yorkers agree obesity is a somewhat serious or very serious problem among children and teenagers, but 54 percent feel government efforts to combat that problem accounts to too much «meddling» along the lines of a Nanny State.

At the very least, lawmakers and Cuomo seem to be taking their cues from voters on corruption concerns: A combined 90 percent of upstate voters believe corruption is either a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

Still, 93 percent of Manhattanites said the city's budget problems remain «very» or «somewhat serious.»

Eighty - one percent, an overwhelming majority, replied that corruption in state government is a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

The poll in question found 76 percent of voters felt the lack of transparency surrounding major policy deals on pension reform, redistricting, expansion of casino gambling and the DNA database was a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

Ninety - two percent of voters said in a Siena poll that corruption in state government is a serious problem (51 percent say very serious; 41 percent say somewhat serious) in the wake of the arrest and indictment of Silver.

The poll found that 46 percent of New Yorkers believe crime is a «very serious» problem — and 44 percent said it's «somewhat serious.»

More than 80 percent of those polled said government corruption in the city was a «very» or «somewhat serious» problem, though most said others cities are just as corrupt as New York.

A total of 90 percent of New Yorkers have rated the city's budget problems as «very serious» or «somewhat serious,» according to Quinnipiac.

However, 47 percent said corruption in state government is a very serious problem and 39 percent say it's somewhat serious.

Ninety - two percent of voters said corruption in state government is a serious problem (51 percent say very serious; 41 percent say somewhat serious) in the wake of the arrest and indictment of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

In all, 60 percent of statewide voters said corruption is a serious problem among state legislators from their area (21 percent described it as very serious; 39 percent said somewhat serious).

While the film does seem a bit soft and the»60s color palette somewhat muted, the transfer is free from any serious problems.

The following shows the percentages of teachers who responded that the problem was «very serious» or «somewhat serious» compared with the percentage of the general public who said the problems were at least somewhat serious.

The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Oct. 13 - 18 among 2,251 adults reached on landlines and cell phones, finds that 32 % say global warming is a very serious problem while 31 % think it is somewhat serious.

Half (50 %) of Democrats say global warming is a very serious problem and 32 % say it is somewhat serious.

A year ago, 35 % described global warming as a very serious problem and 30 % said it was somewhat serious.

Europeans are, on average, somewhat less concerned about climate change; still, a median of 54 % say it poses a very serious problem.

When pollsters explicitly asked people what they thought of «increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to changes in weather patterns,» nearly two - thirds replied that the problem was «somewhat serious» or «very serious.»

If you prefer, look at the Pew survey from 2009, which surveyed 2533 AAAS members and found that 84 % of scientists thought climate disruption was due to human activity and 92 % thought it was a «somewhat» or «very» serious problem.

Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, and nearly half of the population lives on less than 2 dollars a day, while at the same time the nation is experiencing a serious deforestation problem, with some 21 % of the country's forest cover being destroyed between 1990 and 2005, and although that rate has slowed somewhat, it's still losing 1 % of its forests each year.

«Fertility tourism» is the somewhat derisive term for cross-border travel to access artificial reproductive services that are restricted or unavailable in the traveler's home country.123 Such tourism can be a two - way street.124 Canada, for example, imposes severe penalties on anyone who provides compensation to a gestational surrogate.125 The risk of a serious fine and even jail time acts as a deterrent to Canadians who have no access to altruistic surrogates within Canada.126 The restrictions encourage Canadians to access ART services in the United States or other countries.127 On the other hand, Canada can be an attractive destination for intending parents who are not Canadian but who have access to an altruistic Canadian surrogate because the public health system greatly reduces the medical costs for the pregnancy and birth of the baby.128 India has a growing reputation for providing low - cost gestational surrogacy as it allows women to be compensated for providing such services.129 All of these scenarios present potential LRW problems addressing contract interpretation and enforceability.

A 2015 poll taken by Gallup indicated 68 % of Americans think marijuana is a «somewhat serious» or «very serious» problem for U.S. motorists.