Bullying is an underestimated and pervasive problem,

This is a serious problem that should not be left unchecked,

It is a pervasive problem and it's on the rise.

The use it and lose it problem is pervasive, affecting more than 40,000 Californians a year,

It's a pervasive problem all across the city. We have a limited budget to work with.

The real problem in the process isn't that these costs soared out of control, but that they were grossly underestimated from the beginning.