1.   But then you fail to address the core issue.

2.   The core issue is that of urban poverty.

3.   There are, however, a number of difficulties with this perspective, and especially about the core issue with which we have been concerned.

4.   And so the core issues -- elections and redeployment -- are not being worked out at all.

5.   Another core issue troubling the American church following the wave of scandals has been the priestly vow of celibacy.

6.   As President Clinton nears a decision over whether to launch massive U.S.-led air strikes, yet again, upon Iraq, Saddam remains the core issue.

7.   At last, both sides began to explore the core issues.

8.   At a rally in Hackensack Tuesday night, he said he viewed his campaign as a struggle over core issues of education, health care and the environment.

9.   Beyond a few core party issues, there is little that the candidates, George C. Jepsen and William E. Curry Jr., appear to have in common.

10.   Braving a longstanding political taboo, the two contenders have begun to broach the core issues of gun licensing and registration.