This is the basic issue underlying the present situation as a whole.

Underlying the turmoil are issues that go to the heart of public education.

Both girls gave thought to some sensitive issues underlying their academic success.

The issue underlying these hearings is the ability of the people to affect the Court.

But I know that race is the issue underlying all of this.

But there may be a more immediate issue underlying the state's decision to go public with its criticism.

Lasting peace will come only when we address the economic issues underlying the conflicts.

How parents should respond depends on the issues underlying the child's difficulties.

There were said to be issues underlying the delay relating to French influence in the area.

The issues underlying stem cell research are complex; they need to be debated.