| 单词 | concern |
| 释义 | concern (kənsɜːʳn ) Word forms: concerns , concerning , concerned 1. uncountable noun [NOUN that] B2 Concern is worry about a situation. The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence. [+ about] The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease. [+ over] As the militants gather, there is concern that the protest might again run out of control. There is no cause for concern. Synonyms: anxiety, fear, worry, distress 2. verb [no cont] B2 If something concerns you, it worries you. The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies. [VERB noun] It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max. [VERB noun that] Synonyms: worry, trouble, bother, disturb concerned adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE that] B2 I've been concerned about you lately. We're naturally concerned for our daughter's safety. [+ for] Academics are concerned that students are not sufficiently prepared for university courses. ...a phone call from a concerned neighbor. Synonyms: caring, attentive, solicitous Synonyms: worried, troubled, exercised, upset 3. countable noun [usually with poss] B2 A concern is a fact or situation that worries you. His concern was that people would know that he was responsible. Unemployment was the electorate's main concern. Synonyms: worry, care, anxiety 4. variable noun B2 Someone's concern with something is their feeling that it is important. ...a story that illustrates how dangerous excessive concern with safety can be. [+ with] 5. countable noun [usually with poss] B2 Someone's concerns are the things that they consider to be important. Feminism must address issues beyond the concerns of middle-class Whites. [+ of] 6. variable noun [oft poss NOUN] Concern for someone is a feeling that you want them to be happy, safe, and well. If you do something out of concern for someone, you do it because you want them to be happy, safe, and well. Without her care and concern, he had no chance at all. He had only gone along out of concern for his two grandsons. [+ for] Synonyms: care, interest, regard, consideration 7. verb If you concern yourself with something, you give it attention because you think that it is important. I didn't concern myself with politics. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + with] He would concern himself solely with the plight of the hostages. [V pron-refl with n] concerned adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] The agency is more concerned with making arty ads than understanding its clients' businesses. Synonyms: caring, attentive, solicitous 8. verb [no cont] B2 If something such as a book or a piece of information concerns a particular subject, it is about that subject. The bulk of the book concerns Sandy's two middle-aged children. [VERB noun] Chapter 2 concerns itself with the methodological difficulties. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + with] Synonyms: be about, cover, deal with, go into concerned adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] Randolph's work was exclusively concerned with the effects of pollution on health. Synonyms: caring, attentive, solicitous 9. verb [no cont] B2 If a situation, event, or activity concerns you, it affects or involves you. It was just a little unfinished business from my past, and it doesn't concern you at all. [VERB noun] Synonyms: be relevant to, involve, affect, regard concerned adjective [noun ADJECTIVE] B2 It's a very stressful situation for everyone concerned. I believe he was concerned in all those matters you mention. [+ in] Synonyms: caring, attentive, solicitous Synonyms: involved, interested, active, mixed up 10. singular noun [with poss] B2 If a situation or problem is your concern, it is something that you have a duty or responsibility to be involved with. The technical aspects were the concern of the Army. [+ of] I would be glad to get rid of them myself. But that is not our concern. 11. countable noun You can refer to a company or business as a concern, usually when you are describing what type of company or business it is. [formal, business] If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one. Synonyms: company, house, business, firm 12. as far as I am concerned phrase B2 You can say 'as far as I'm concerned' to indicate that you are giving your own opinion. As far as I'm concerned the officials incited the fight. 13. as far as sth is concerned/where sth is concerned phrase B2 You can say as far as something is concerned to indicate the subject that you are talking about. As far as cholesterol is concerned, then, one oil is as good as another. 14. going concern phrase If a company is a going concern, it is actually doing business, rather than having stopped trading or not yet having started trading. [business] The receivers will always prefer to sell a business as a going concern. 15. of concern phrase If something is of concern to someone, they find it worrying and unsatisfactory. Any injury to a child is a cause of great concern to us. The survey's findings are a matter of great concern. 16. of concern phrase If something is of concern to you, it is important to you. How they are paid should be of little concern to the bank as long as they are paid. Collocations: concern directly If you feel this column has failed properly to testdrive this kit, please address your concerns directly to my colleague. Times, Sunday Times And employees should be able to raise concerns directly with auditors, making it easier for them to blow the whistle on fraud or false accounting. Times,Sunday Times Emails show that a department official suggested the doctor and his supporters should be prevented from raising safety concerns directly with ministers. Times, Sunday Times Teachers were told they could use the helpline and mailbox to raise concerns directly. The Sun We need to do more to engage with people and address their concerns directly. Times, Sunday Times There will be considerable concern if their tests are positive, as they have already been mixing in a tight-knit paddock. Times,Sunday Times Not many predicted this outcome a year ago, when the world looked forward to 2006 with considerable concern. Times, Sunday Times But he expressed 'considerable concern' at coverage of the case in the media and spoke of the comments of politicians, 'including those of the greatest seniority'. Times, Sunday Times Health watchdogs voiced 'considerable concern' about tuberculosis screening at airports. The Sun There was considerable concern over his possible release. The Sun The months in between these textbook discussions, we invite an outside presenter to address a theological issue of contemporary concern. Christianity Today The contemporary concern with the connection and impact of research actually fits aesthetics a great deal more comfortably than some other areas of philosophy. The Times Literary Supplement But beneath my own tut-tutting lies an irony that might solve his and some of our own privileged contemporary concerns. Times, Sunday Times Significant sections of summarized material are then punctuated by his own rather journalistic interventions, in which he relates historical material to contemporary concerns. The Times Literary Supplement It puts the biblical material in a theological framework, and it addresses contemporary concerns. Christianity Today The warning comes amid continued concern from business over soaring costs. Times, Sunday Times The ruling comes amid continued concerns over the availability and pricing of loans to small businesses. Times, Sunday Times Its decision to intervene was triggered by 'continued concerns about the extent to which current safeguarding risks to pupils at the schools are being adequately managed'. Times, Sunday Times Since 2009, it has joined 22 other national institutions in withholding data from the magazine, citing continued concerns regarding methodology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The teaching of primary maths clearly remains an area of deep concern. Times, Sunday Times At first, the moral imperative of saving lives seemed to sit incongruously with our deep concern about the problem of overpopulation. Times, Sunday Times During the strike, several people expressed deep concern about the continued unity of the congregation. Christianity Today Signed by 57 senators, it expressed 'deep concern about the direction of talks on agriculture'. Times, Sunday Times But in other quarters the approach has become a source of deep concern. Times, Sunday Times Discuss their concerns and make suggestions, but do nothing more. Times, Sunday Times He has also offered to meet campaigners to discuss their concerns. Times, Sunday Times Discuss your concerns, then back off, saying you'd rather chat when the mood's calmer. Times, Sunday Times A breakfast club, with one representative from each department, meets every month to discuss any concerns or ideas on behalf of their team. Times, Sunday Times Instead of worrying, discuss your concerns and seek solutions together. Times, Sunday Times About a year ago my doctor dismissed my concerns. Times, Sunday Times I tentatively offered to go to counselling with her, but she dismissed my concerns. The Sun The criminal on the phone to her dismissed her concerns when she told them about a scam warning she had seen about transferring the money. The Sun However, she unapologetically dismissed their concerns, declaring that while the target had not been met, 'we have made a difference'. Times, Sunday Times He dismissed the concerns of some environmentalists who fear that the water supply for the aqueduct may run out. Times, Sunday Times The dispute concerns a deficit of at least 590 million in the railway pension scheme. Times, Sunday Times The dispute concerns local government pension rights. Times, Sunday Times However, the dispute concerns only distribution workers. Times, Sunday Times The dispute concerns the expansion of driver-only-operated trains which render the role of the conductor or guard redundant. Times, Sunday Times Geopolitical uncertainties are matched by a single pressing domestic concern: how are we going to earn a living? Times, Sunday Times But it needs leadership from the top to solve our biggest domestic concern. The Sun We have been told our hands are full with our domestic concerns and our maternal duties. Times, Sunday Times Domestic concerns need to take centre stage in your life right now. The Sun Domestic concerns were largely ignored. Times, Sunday Times The company's traditional construction business proved strong, helping to ease concerns that government spending cuts could hit the company hard. Times, Sunday Times Fourth, people say that nuclear will ease concerns over security of supply. Times, Sunday Times Flavours like cherry, strawberry and tropic tonic did nothing to ease concerns that the company was targeting youngsters. Times,Sunday Times The false positive rate was three in a thousand, easing concerns that mass testing would lead to millions of people wrongly being told to isolate. Times,Sunday Times Companies have tried to ease concerns over higher pay by restructuring non-executive fees. Times, Sunday Times Theatre and ecological concern are not an obvious match. The Times Literary Supplement His ecological concern guided him to new publishing solutions through technology, that doesn't have the wide negative impact on earth's ecosystems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The three dams are also involved with another ecological concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His projects are usually noted to contain strong themes of love, war, spirituality or mysticism, and ecological concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More recently, his work has been appropriated to reflect ecological concerns. The Times Literary Supplement And as environmental concern has grown, even the brands we use have become contentious. Times, Sunday Times It also eliminates the need to introduce antibiotic-resistant genetic tags as part of the modification process, often cited as an environmental concern. Times, Sunday Times The store said the twomonth pilot at eight stores was in response to customers' top environmental concern being to reduce plastic. The Sun The propaganda success of the climate change 'movement' has captured the moral high ground of environmental concern. Times, Sunday Times Scientists have described those compounds as 'contaminants of emerging environmental concern'. Times, Sunday Times Run it as an entirely ethical concern that has at its heart treating customers, especially small firms, with integrity and decency. The Sun Ethical concern and consumerism have created new options in various aspects of life. Times, Sunday Times Such microbes might be created to make new antibiotics, but they also raise ethical concern. Times, Sunday Times His approach was distinguished by an ethical concern for unitys ends and means. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So while they offer an ethically simple future, getting there involves the same ethical concerns as embryo research. Times, Sunday Times He understands the everyday concerns of ordinary voters. The Sun Political leaders, cut off from the everyday concerns of ordinary people, can quickly lose touch. Times, Sunday Times Talk to them about their feelings and everyday concerns. Times, Sunday Times It would be unsurprising, as their lifestyles, houses, modes of transport and so on cocoon them from the everyday concerns of most people. Times, Sunday Times Some get distracted by everyday concerns. Christianity Today Lawyers expressed concern that women could be coerced and forced to accept apparently voluntary agreements to their disadvantage. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Last night officials expressed concern that fires could spread again as strong gusts continued to blow across the region. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The homeless charity Shelter expressed concern at the plans. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This comes after another prominent union leader expressed concern about Labour infighting. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It has previously expressed concern about the rise of economic protectionism in continental Europe. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I was taken aback by how motherly she was and her genuine concern. The Sun (2012) There is genuine concern about the difficulties people will face paying heating bills over the coming winter. The Sun (2008) Sharing a genuine concern for the future of mankind? Times, Sunday Times (2007) You have expressed genuine concern and remorse about the position you had put yourself in. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A long-simmering set of tribal feuds in a failed state has become a cause of global concern. Times, Sunday Times The surge in global concern about climate change has dominated much of the international news agenda in recent months. Times, Sunday Times It comes amid growing global concern over microplastics. Times, Sunday Times Turnover doubled every three years and soon she had a global concern on her hands. Times, Sunday Times The fear of gulls has become a global concern, however. Times, Sunday Times There is growing concern that America's economic recovery could be derailed by the eurozone crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The alleged incidents come amid growing concern for about 230,000 ethnic Tamil civilians. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There is growing concern that invasive fungal infections pose a threat to human health. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Yet there is growing concern about the long-term costs of this campaign. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The proposal has emerged amid growing concern about the effect of humanity on the marine environment. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That came amid heightened concerns that its second bailout could unravel. Times, Sunday Times At the same time, the commodities rout heightened concerns about the ability of economies depending on such exports to service their debts. Times, Sunday Times This, in turn, has heightened concerns that some banks could be in trouble. Times, Sunday Times The king cancelled his usual appearance at public birthday celebrations on the advice of his doctors, heightening concerns about his health. Times, Sunday Times The chief executive of the world's largest peer-to-peer platform has resigned amid a lending scandal that will heighten concerns about the safety of the fast-growing industry. Times, Sunday Times The data helped global equities to rise amid heightened concern over domestic and international demand. Times,Sunday Times The data also comes amid heightened concern in the industry that the ambitious store opening targets by the big supermarkets are unsustainable. Times, Sunday Times So why the heightened concern? Times, Sunday Times The revision by the world's largest marketing communications services company heightened concern around the advertising sector. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, increased media coverage of environmental disasters has also resulted in a heightened concern of such issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has highlighted a concern with which almost everyone with a sense of fair play has sympathy. Times, Sunday Times Our letter highlighted a concern about the disengagement of the public with party politics and its tribalism. Times, Sunday Times It also found management at the trust seemed to be in denial, despite an earlier investigation highlighting the concerns. Times, Sunday Times However, from what you describe, it seems that this isn't the situation at the moment, and if you mistime highlighting your concerns, you risk jeopardising your relationship with your daughter. Times,Sunday Times He said yesterday that testifying to the committee had come as a 'huge relief' after years of complaining to superiors then trying to highlight his concerns on social media. Times, Sunday Times Most of all, though, it should be a pressing humanitarian concern. Times, Sunday Times They are rights that are clearly defined by the mandates of a humanitarian concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since that time, he has made carefully crafted documentary films on a wide range of social, cultural, and humanitarian concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pacifists extend humanitarian concern not just to enemy civilians but also to combatants, especially conscripts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The curriculum combined a humanitarian concern to help others with a scientific approach to human development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I am also trying to stay current by reading in areas of immediate concern. Christianity Today The authorities' immediate concern was to ensure the biggest possible turnout so that the election had some legitimacy. Times, Sunday Times Following the disaster in 1986, the immediate concern was moving people away from the radiation-hit area. The Sun But some analysts doubt oil reforms are his immediate concern. Mail and Guardian Of more immediate concern would be a potential seizure in the money markets — the main source of shortterm funding for banks. Times, Sunday Times Prices of a number of commodities continued to rise yesterday, supporting inflation concerns. Times, Sunday Times Gold has continued its decline as the strength of the dollar reduces the attractiveness of gold as a hedge against inflation, despite global interest rate cuts raising inflation concerns. Times, Sunday Times Inflation concerns have influenced the selling in stock and bond markets in recent weeks. Times, Sunday Times Gilt yields hit their highest levels in nearly a year, as inflation concerns continued to drive a government bond sell-off. Times, Sunday Times Fed officials remain fairly certain that they will be doing no such thing and that they might still have to nudge rates higher if inflation concerns persist. Times, Sunday Times One issue of concern in this area is the adverse impact that height and weight requirements may have on persons of some nationality groups. Human Resource Management in Government (1995) And so the third issue of concern is scrutiny of government action. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Low female reproductive rates (natality) may have contributed to the decline and remain an issue of concern for this population. 2014, 'A Longitudinal Study of Steller Sea Lion Natality Rates in the Gulf of Alaska with Comparisons to Census Data', PLoS ONE One key concern is that modafinil has not been subjected to long-term safety tests. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A key concern has been to modernise the art form and make it relevant again. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The reduction in staff is another key concern. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Conversely, there is a widespread lack of concern within them, for fish and other aquatic life. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In Britain there seemed a blithe lack of concern. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Their ineptitude and apparent lack of concern must be dealt with. The Sun (2014) Green seemed untroubled by such thoughts - and expressed his lack of concern in the restrained and cheerful language for which he is renowned. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We have moved from a legitimate concern over reckless stamping and punching to a nit-picking scrutiny of timing and technique. Times, Sunday Times They began by expressing legitimate concern about the stock price, the perception of the performance of the company and the media reports. Times, Sunday Times Without change, it will be 'vulnerable to those with a narrow agenda not founded on legitimate concern', he warns. Times, Sunday Times Their presence has caused legitimate concern among the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So, no less a legitimate concern, for all that. Times, Sunday Times His main concern was preventing news of it spreading to his men, in case they too mutinied. The Sun (2014) Sodium lauryl sulphate, the compound used to break up oils, is the main concern. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But he said that the main concern was why the catheter was still being used at all. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The fact her main concern was my personal happiness made all the difference. The Sun (2011) This drop in distance on faster ground is the main concern. The Sun (2016) Another major concern is the use of biotechnology. The Sun (2013) His major concern that day, genuinely, was that he'd get his chicken nuggets. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Heavy metals tend to bioaccumulate in living organisms, and their accumulation has been a major concern. 2013, 'Bioaccumulation of Some Heavy Metals in the Liver Flukes Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica.', Iranian Journal of Parasitology Maternal health care has become a major concern on international fora in the 21st century. 2018, 'A Qualitative Study on the Pathways to Evidence-Based Antenatal Care in Periurban Ghana', Obstetrics and Gynecology International Postharvest diseases are a major concern for plant products, leading to considerable postharvest losses. 2011, 'Effect of Lactoperoxidase System on the Control of Colletotrichum musae on Bananas', Food Technology and Biotechnology That should be a matter of concern for all the game's authorities. Times, Sunday Times Shortly before 3pm their whereabouts became a matter of concern as they had not been seen for two hours. Times, Sunday Times And this would have been a matter of concern. Times, Sunday Times Is this a matter of concern because shrill voices question golf's legitimacy as a sport? Times, Sunday Times Obviously that's a matter of concern. Times, Sunday Times Is this storytelling solidity and high moral concern something we now need? Times, Sunday Times Dictated by the thought, in the absence of any control exercised by reason, exempt from any aesthetic or moral concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Personal perspectives are based upon ones circle of moral concern or those who the individual deems worthy of moral consideration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The open sale (and commercial success) of the biographies caused expressions of moral concern in contemporary newspapers and magazines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many shareholders ignore moral concerns over investing in tobacco stocks because of the chunky dividends paid out. Times, Sunday Times There has been mounting concern about the safety of roll-on, roll-off ferries. Times, Sunday Times (2010) So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun (2016) There is mounting concern within the party that it will lose the flagship poll on whether to introduce the alternative vote system. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A growing sense of interiority seems, paradoxically, to have been attended by a mounting concern with outward reputation and renown. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) They have achieved a level of mutual concern that can warmly tolerate profound differences of view. The Times Literary Supplement Mutual concern and joy are contagious. Christianity Today Together, however, they shared the mutual concern of attempting to refine and elevate the human spirit through artistic pursuits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Criminal justice and tribal justice systems should cooperate in matters of mutual concern, on an individual tribal basis, as appropriate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This shows mutual concern and respect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But these concerns must not displace ongoing concern for mission, which involves treating evangelistic outreach as a continuing priority. Christianity Today The website of the trader thought to be responsible for the sale of the illegal toys has since closed down but rogue sellers are an ongoing concern. Times, Sunday Times Crisis can be downgraded to ongoing concern. Times, Sunday Times The ongoing concern, though, was his eyes. Times, Sunday Times The ongoing concern with healthy living was supported by a detailed recipe section. Times, Sunday Times How to measure digital media has become an overriding concern of the advertising industry. Times, Sunday Times Her overriding concern was our colleagues and then her speech. Times, Sunday Times But he said the overriding concern was that nothing was done to undermine the criminal investigation. Times, Sunday Times One overriding concern in any program should be to protect the independence of each person as long as possible through supportive services. Christianity Today Their overriding concern was that it would be able to last an hour. Times, Sunday Times However, others, whose paramount concern should have been patient safety, also bear responsibility for this scandal. Times, Sunday Times His paramount concern was to preserve the ability of his troops to fight. Times, Sunday Times In other words, this was before the days when bolstering a student's self-esteem was the paramount concern in a professor's mind. The Scientist Field conditions were of paramount concern if the teams were to make effective use of the running game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Economic redevelopment of the former base was a paramount concern to the surrounding community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the end of the film, however, it's clear his displays of parental concern were just that - displays. Times, Sunday Times Parental concern also reflects the rise in divorce rates - more than half of marriages end in divorce. Times, Sunday Times A pacemaker, regular cardiology examinations and understandable parental concern were not going to hold him back. Times, Sunday Times The threat of closure generated significant parental concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Parental concern found expression in romance comics for what were considered dangerous youth cultural artifacts like rock and roll. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was particular concern about primary schools becoming academies. Times, Sunday Times (2010) One particular concern is how the rains over recent summers have been coming down in intense downpours, often setting off flash floods. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Of particular concern are the companies that have small free floats and remain controlled by an oligarch or a couple of individuals. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is the scale and the size of them that is causing particular concern. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The nuclear industry is a particular concern. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was 'not sensible' for motorists who drive almost exclusively in towns and cities to buy diesel cars because of air pollution concerns; ? Times, Sunday Times The pollution concerns don't seem to be dampening people's enthusiasm for gathering around open flames, according to fireplace designers. Times, Sunday Times Gasoline models have traditionally been two-stroke engines, but four-stroke engines were recently introduced to partially address air pollution concerns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led to serious pollution concerns that persist up to the present time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Leaf blowers are usually powered by two-stroke engine or an electric motor, but four-stroke engines were recently introduced to partially address air pollution concerns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It flagged up hedge funds, insurance companies and emerging market economies as three areas of potential concern. Times, Sunday Times Independent scientists said the findings were a potential concern, but that more research was required. Times, Sunday Times Asked about potential concerns, more than half thought sharing communal areas with a bad neighbour could be a problem. Times, Sunday Times Nursing teams will also provide a sterility report and highlight any potential concerns about equipment. Times, Sunday Times The government acknowledged potential concerns about risk early on. Times, Sunday Times But that's a practical concern. Times, Sunday Times She was driven by her longstanding practical concern with the evils of poverty as well as resentment at the operations of patriarchy in her own family. The Times Literary Supplement This modification also had the effect of greatly reducing the footprint of the electromagnetic fields surrounding the wire, addressing the other practical concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To qualify for storage, information must usually concern matters of immediate practical concern or familiarity to most members of the society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the new town now being established with its defined boundaries, a practical concern of the local officials came to the fore. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Your most pressing concern will be that this judgment will affect your credit rating. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Housing is a much more real and pressing concern. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The loss of a treasured chunk of sovereign territory is not its most pressing concern. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He will say fear of catching a hospital superbug has overtaken waiting times as the public's most pressing concern about the NHS. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The organisation’s primary concern when devising the scheme was to provide as many computers using as little energy as possible. Computing (2010) Their primary concern was no longer how to include the nonbiological mum. The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993) It is a spat of little interest to anyone whose primary concern is to find more sandbags and put the piano on bricks. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Sovereignty was a principal concern of 'leave' voters. Times, Sunday Times At the time its principal concern was to protect what they saw as the athlete's right to anonymity until a sanction was imposed. Times, Sunday Times Property worries are not the couple's principal concern, however. Times, Sunday Times More than half of those who oppose smart meters said that their principal concern was data protection. Times, Sunday Times The country's mileage may differ but that's not the prime minister's principal concern. Times, Sunday Times Such technologies would likely bring up privacy concerns, as well as debates over whether they're effective as containment strategies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In any case, he doesn’t think privacy concerns will stop many people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Algorithms that bake in bias or data capture which ignores privacy concerns risk undermining advances. Times,Sunday Times There are obviously privacy concerns, though, and unless you made installation of the app compulsory it would require a huge voluntary take-up to be effective. Times,Sunday Times Such systems could also potentially be used in surveillance and medical applications and will raise privacy concerns. Times, Sunday Times But taken together, and stated as his priorities, they prompt concern about the direction of his campaign. Times, Sunday Times Jailed journalists, a rolling purge of civil servants, the dismissal of thousands of judges and academics: all this continues to cause tensions at home and should prompt concern abroad. Times, Sunday Times The decision to boost the 400-strong team by up to 150 officers has prompted concerns about mainstream policing. Times, Sunday Times The comments again prompted concern about the influence of the leader's office. Times, Sunday Times Analysts said the company's underlying internet business appeared to have weakened, prompting concern about a broader slowdown in the digital advertising industry. Times, Sunday Times The researchers said their findings raised a significant public health concern. Times, Sunday Times As elsewhere in the world, salt became a public health concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2004 shopping carts were identified as a source of germs and became a major public health concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Counterfeit and substandard medicines are a serious and growing public health concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the 1980s and 1990s food security became recognized as a major public health concern in industrialized countries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The other question concerns all the other rituals we go through. Times, Sunday Times Ironically, this question concerns how far the former advocate of extreme freedom of expression might wish to go in regulating the content of newspapers. Times, Sunday Times The goodness in question concerns anti-ageing, because serums are all about antioxidants. Times, Sunday Times The real question concerns the time it will take before economics and demographics force positive changes. Times, Sunday Times However, the more fundamental question concerns the basis for the voting. Christianity Today One thing the differential patterns of growth and decline has done is to raise concern about the changing social and demographic profile of religious America. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995) The issues raised concern not only the legal framework but also direct economic intervention. The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989) More recently there have been a number of stories raising concern about what is happening in Iran. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The projections raise concern regarding the sustainability of the future population size. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And there is real concern about the effects of the heavily toxic cotton industry on fragile ecosystems. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But the real concern for many overstretched consumers is that banks are also being choosier about whom they lend to. Times, Sunday Times (2007) My real concern is that food banks will become an accepted way that we take care of our most vulnerable members of society. The Sun (2013) The combined shock of rising energy and food prices is still viewed with real concern by senior central bankers. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Flood admits his side 's inability to close out games is a real concern but insists all that matters is getting England back on the winning track. The Sun (2008) The army's geographic organization and distribution have continued to reflect a concern with internal rather than external defense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The foundation's website indicates principal funding interests reflect a concern for quality of life and environmental sustainability due to rapid population growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His works reflect a concern for the individual and an appreciation of the urban public space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His literary works, in general, reflect his concern for social change and probity in public life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He foresaw the need for color: the intense moody blues of his refined cyanotypes reflect this concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If someone raises a safety concern, don't dismiss it - investigate and act on it. Times, Sunday Times The only reason for a delay would be an unexpected safety concern, he said. Globe and Mail With cost and safety concern, several other institutes of higher learning rejected the project. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heat stress was found to be the most pressing safety concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Timber was initially the principal cargo, with fire a consequent safety concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their secondary concern was pupils spending too much time out of lessons. Times, Sunday Times Of course, dividends might be of secondary concern to investors given the greater threat to capital from continued pressure on share prices in the sector. Times, Sunday Times His personal safety was a secondary concern. Times, Sunday Times Flowers are a secondary concern here, the icing on the cake. Times, Sunday Times But he balks at calling them a secondary concern, not least because they form the bulk of his income. Times, Sunday Times These require location data which may be a security concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was obviously a security concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the security concerns that resulted in the removal of rubbish bins from busy public areas have abated with the development of the bombproof bin. Times, Sunday Times Details about the mission were being kept under wraps because of security concerns. Times, Sunday Times His exact location will not be revealed owing to security concerns. Times, Sunday Times It's tempting to dismiss such people as time-wasting eccentrics whose worries are more comical than a cause for serious concern. Times, Sunday Times If the commissioners were chosen because of their track records as talented administrators, the fact that they are unelected might not be a serious concern. Times, Sunday Times Nevertheless, the failure to win and retain business remains a serious concern. Times, Sunday Times In other words, 448 out of 816 members were in attendance for a major issue of serious concern to us all. Times, Sunday Times It also flags serious concern for how the 27-yearold will fare in the future now that he has been exposed to the penal system. Times, Sunday Times We object to the principle behind the bill and we have severe concerns about its drafting, including the provision of minimal and perilous safeguards. Times, Sunday Times (2014) 'The most severe concerns are allergies caused by the substances in the inks and possible carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxic effects. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I had never driven on the right-hand side of the road before and my exit from the parking garage caused all who saw it severe concern. ST (2009) Worried viewers immediately spotted the problem and hundreds of well-wishers took to social media to share their concern. The Sun Those who do not share this concern will not be moved by these considerations. The Times Literary Supplement However, certain individuals don't share your concern, and unless you stop them - and fast - they'll proceed. Times, Sunday Times I understand that many viewing the footage will share my concern. Times,Sunday Times I'd assumed that they'd all share my concern about the huge increase in the work in the courts and what it meant; and that they'd be mainly supportive. Times, Sunday Times But without that shared concern, few would give the issue another thought. Times, Sunday Times The gang's shared concern for ancient sites was only one of the links holding them together. The Times Literary Supplement This widely shared concern over declining electoral turnout served as the starting point for a broader investigation into the health of the connections between the public and the political process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are plenty of shared concerns to be spotted: of subject matter and style, of tone and intent. Times, Sunday Times As the show progresses, the parallels and proximities, the common threads and shared concerns grow more and more evident. Times, Sunday Times Middle-aged workers have high employment rates so are not seen as a great social concern. Times, Sunday Times Far from being in opposition, evangelism and social concern are complementary. Christianity Today First, as boomers reach middle age, they raise the level of social concern for the family. Christianity Today Balances evangelism with social concern. Christianity Today The winners must demonstrate how they combine social concern with hard-nosed business savvy; they will need to show their aspirations are built on a sound financial and practical structure. Times, Sunday Times Thirdly, we should separate out our genuine and understandable concern about the release of, or access to, specific databases from the issue of identity. Times, Sunday Times Her delight, though, was tempered by an understandable concern for her stable star. Times, Sunday Times The position of the bank's customers, in contrast, looks ever more assured - despite the understandable concern of the savers snaking up and down the high street. Times, Sunday Times I can see that carry on as normal, which but that you also clearly feel around you define you by and their understandable concern can feel wearing. Times, Sunday Times I ask him about understandable concerns at allowing out recordings that were not the finished, perfected articles. The Sun It's a valid concern, but one that he ultimately struggles to resolve. Times, Sunday Times That s of course a very valid concern, he said. Chicago Sun-Times Was it a valid concern? Times, Sunday Times Students have valid concerns about large cuts faced by universities and the trebling of tuition fees. The Sun These are valid concerns but do not stand up to scrutiny. Times, Sunday Times It comes after the heads of some specialist schools voiced concern about the assessment system. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Campaigners last week voiced concern about how the regulator is handling its growing caseload after 20m of cost-cutting measures over the past two years. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Tories voiced concern that councils only give the discount if they can look in a house first. The Sun (2008) He voiced concern about when new joint strike fighter aircraft would be delivered and how much they would cost. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But immigration and welfare reform — two key voter concerns — have been marginalised to just fringe discussions. The Sun Yet it failed to listen properly to voter concerns. Times, Sunday Times They could also be muddying the electoral waters, turning off voters concerned by too much radicalism. Times, Sunday Times Candidate after candidate told us that school funding was top of voters concerns. Times, Sunday Times If those losses can be kept to double figures, the party may just be able to defend the outcome in terms of voter concerns about the economic climate. Times, Sunday Times It represents an animal welfare concern but also a risk to the safety of the driver and other road users. Times, Sunday Times This has resulted in lower production costs, but significant animal welfare concerns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Animal welfare concerns are dealt with by ensuring that animal tests are only permitted where necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both intensive and free-range farming have animal welfare concerns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also raise animal welfare concerns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 关心 Japanese: 心配 |
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