I.
noun
1 problem
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , burning , central , critical , crucial , important , key , main , major , serious , vital
▪
The economy remains the burning ~ within the party.
▪ larger , wider
▪
The problem raises wider ~s of gender and identity.
▪ minor , side
▪ related
▪ basic , fundamental
▪ whole
▪ real
▪
The real ~ is where the power lies.
▪ contentious , controversial , difficult , thorny
▪
the controversial ~ of censorship
▪ complex
▪ live , unresolved
▪
The strike of ten years ago is still very much a live ~ in the town.
▪ domestic , global , international , local , national , regional
▪ commercial , constitutional , economic , educational , environmental , ethical , health , legal , moral , policy , political , safety , security , social , technical , theoretical
… OF ISSUES
▪ number , range , series
VERB + ISSUE
▪ raise
▪ debate , discuss
▪
This evening we're debating the ~ of the legalization of soft drugs.
▪ decide , resolve , settle
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A referendum was held to settle the ~.
▪ address , consider , cover , deal with , examine , explore , face , look at , tackle
▪ clarify
▪ see , understand
▪ focus on
▪
We really need to focus on this one ~ and not get sidetracked.
▪ touch on
▪
The ~ of birth control was touched on, but we need to examine it in more detail.
▪ highlight
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The report highlights three ~s.
▪ confuse
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This argument should not be allowed to confuse the ~.
▪ avoid , evade
▪ become
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Security has become a real ~.
ISSUE + VERB
▪ arise
▪
~s arising from the survey
▪ surround sth , underlie sth
▪
A more important ~ underlies this debate.
▪ affect sb/sth , face sb/sth
▪
A number of ~s are affecting the dairy industry.
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
▪
What you say is interesting, but it does not affect the point at ~ here.
▪ on an/the ~
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She spoke on the ~ of private health care.
▪ ~ about
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fundamental ~s about working conditions
▪ ~ concerning
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~s concerning the environment
▪ ~ relating to
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The conference examined key ~s relating to the reform.
PHRASES
▪ make an ~ of sth
▪
I'm not worried about the cost—you're the one who's making an ~ of it.
2 one in a series of publications
ADJECTIVE
▪ current
▪ back
▪ special
▪
a special ~ of stamps
VERB + ISSUE
▪ bring out , publish
ISSUE + VERB
▪ come out , go on sale
▪ be out
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
an article in the current ~ of ‘Newsweek’
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ directly
▪
In a statement ~d directly to the public on Thursday …
▪ jointly
▪
a document ~d jointly by the two departments
▪ immediately , promptly
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He left the company and promptly ~d a writ claiming $45 million in damages.
▪ formally
▪
the bank which formally ~s and handles these credit cards
PREPOSITION
▪ on behalf of
▪
a statement ~d on behalf of the UN Secretary-General
▪ to
▪
The new guidelines have been ~d to all doctors.
▪ with
▪
Some of the police were ~d with rifles.
PHRASES
▪ newly ~d
▪
newly ~d stamps
Issue is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bank , ↑ coroner , ↑ court
Issue is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ alert , ↑ announcement , ↑ apology , ↑ appeal , ↑ bond , ↑ bulletin , ↑ call , ↑ card , ↑ caution , ↑ certificate , ↑ challenge , ↑ charter , ↑ cheque , ↑ coin , ↑ command , ↑ communiqué , ↑ condemnation , ↑ credentials , ↑ credit card , ↑ currency , ↑ decision , ↑ declaration , ↑ decree , ↑ demand , ↑ denial , ↑ denunciation , ↑ description , ↑ directive , ↑ document , ↑ draft , ↑ driving licence , ↑ edition , ↑ forecast , ↑ guidance , ↑ guideline , ↑ impression , ↑ indictment , ↑ injunction , ↑ instruction , ↑ invitation , ↑ invoice , ↑ leaflet , ↑ licence , ↑ mandate , ↑ manifesto , ↑ memo , ↑ memorandum , ↑ notice , ↑ order , ↑ paper , ↑ pass , ↑ passport , ↑ patch , ↑ patent , ↑ penalty , ↑ permit , ↑ plea , ↑ proclamation , ↑ receipt , ↑ recommendation , ↑ refund , ↑ regulation , ↑ reminder , ↑ report , ↑ reprimand , ↑ resolution , ↑ rule , ↑ ruling , ↑ security , ↑ share , ↑ stamp , ↑ statement , ↑ stock , ↑ summons , ↑ threat , ↑ ticket , ↑ ultimatum , ↑ update , ↑ verdict , ↑ visa , ↑ voucher , ↑ warning , ↑ warrant , ↑ watch , ↑ writ