"The pollution issues are even more acute in the big urban areas,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

"Overall,this will be a meeting about reaffirming the status quo, reaffirming the progress that's being made on lots of different issues, but not one with a big ambitious agenda."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

"The big foreign policy issues appear to be Britain's relationship with Europe and the euro, Britain's relationship with the United States, and also questions of the future of Britain's nuclear deterrent."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

"And if we refuse to deal with these issues today, then I guarantee you that they will be an albatross around our efforts [a big obstacle to combat terrorism in the future. The president spoke in the National Archives, which houses the nation's founding documents.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21