Example sentences of "[be] a significant problem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the historian 's reliance on the availability of information compiled by previous generations — back-projected third parties , if you like — rather than the self-compilation of information or the use of that compiled contemporaneously by third parties , the availability of ‘ documentary ’ source materials to the historian 's of the future may prove to be a significant problem hindering the study of history . |
| 2 | This is not — not yet — a crisis but it is a significant problem , reflected in the depressed state of northern club rugby , where Orrell carry the standard alone in the English First Division . |
| 3 | Circumstantial evidence suggests that this animal is a significant problem for water voles . |
| 4 | Apart from the Sahel-Saharan zone , desertification is a significant problem in China , Southern Africa and Pakistan as well as in many developed nations such as Australia , North America and the USSR ( Fig. 7.1 ) . |
| 5 | Footpath erosion is a significant problem in all the UK 's national parks and , as Edington and Edington ( 1986 ) have pointed out , there are several strategies that can be employed to mitigate walking pressures . |
| 6 | It is realistic to recognise that there is a significant problem with which we must deal and that it is right to do so . |
| 7 | Are you aware that this is a significant problem ? |