Of all the important issues facing mankind, this is definitely right up there - I would say, definitely, top 5.

The problems which face mankind often seem to defy solution.

Advocates say the project is important because it will start to address with scientific rigor one of the ultimate questions that faces mankind: Are we alone?

Average citizens might be forgiven if they thought that shark attacks were one of the major menaces facing mankind during the month of August.

With time the central problem facing mankind, such efficiency had to be admired.

These results will in turn be used to take a broader look at global warming, one of the main issues that faces mankind.

Peer review by like-minded colleagues is not the way to validate the most important problem facing mankind.

At the same time, we should be developing a broader solidarity that could be termed supra-continental, in order to help deal with the problems facing mankind.

The environment is the biggest issue facing mankind as we approach the next millennium.

It wishes to meet the new challenges facing mankind in the areas of food, energy, the environment, water supply and sustainable development.