growing issue
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3.8
- noun
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problema creciente
- Lifelong learning is a growing issue that will drive how people are educated and trained.
- address the growing issue
Examples
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All in all, homelessness is a growing issue and requires social action to overcome the unfairness that those people suffer from.
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One obvious problem is the overall lack of medical resources in the country, which could easily be attributed to the still fledgling economy; however, a growing issue has become the lack of medical personnel, especially physicians, to handle the expanding healthcare burden.
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Overweight and obesity are growing issues throughout the nation.
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On one level, the global water crisis is a growing issue of distributive justice.
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The best technology solves problems, and large numbers of Chinese Internet companies have set out to solve the growing issue of helping men and women pair up in China.
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Sadly, it would seem based on the RateGain stats, this may be a growing issue for the hoteliers.
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A network of information regarding these strategies is imperative for addressing the growing issue of HIV in Native American communities, assisting in the coalition between agencies to better meet the needs of native populations with HIV/AIDS, and preventing further transmission.
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CDOT bikeways project manager Mike Amsden said the department is aware that the removal of debris and snow from protected lanes will be a growing issue as the network expands.
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Tishman Speyer is getting tenants engaged in the effort, addressing the growing issue of excessive energy use in data centers, and implementing a long-term energy management strategy that will seek and find cost-effective energy savings continuously over the building's lifetime.
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The increasing pollution levels in the city have become a growing issue for local residents.
How Serious
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the adjective 'growing' (increasing/developing) with 'issue' (a problem), so the meaning 'a problem becoming increasingly significant' is directly derivable from the constituent words. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and standard in English, making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Growing issue comes from the picture of a small weed in a garden that keeps getting bigger and harder to remove. That's why growing issue means 'a problem' that is 'becoming bigger' or more serious over time.