Part of that skill is to choose the right problem and not to be put off by side issues.
I didn't want Ricky hurt, no matter what the side issues were.
But whatever side issues arise, the big picture seems different.
If we did that, we'd get all the other side issues.
This could be but a side issue in a greater scheme.
That the story wasn't going anywhere at all was simply a side issue.
He would not allow himself to be distracted by any side issue.
To some extent, however, that is a side issue, bringing together industry and energy.
Let us deal with a quite minor side issue which came about only as a result of this situation.
But I want to question you on a side issue.