Example sentences of "[adj] about the possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children who have to leave a lone parent , whether single from death or divorce , are obviously going to be more troubled and guilty about the possible loneliness and vulnerability of the one they leave behind than children who know there are others to carry that burden . |
| 2 | The United Kingdom , in its observations on the preliminary draft , expressed the hope that the Convention would not apply at all in cases in which the address of the person on whom documents were to be served was unknown ; it was unhappy about the possible effect of what was to become Article 15 in such cases and more generally felt that the provisions of the Convention were not apt where the address was unknown . |
| 3 | They say they 're also unhappy about the possible loss of overtime , which could mean losing up to fifty pounds a week for some staff . |
| 4 | The Committee were particularly concerned about the possible corruption of the young . |
| 5 | for example , the Trust is concerned about the possible effect of rising sea levels on the East Anglian , North Devon and other vulnerable coastlines ; of acid rain on historic buildings , lakes and trees ; of severe storms like those of October 1987 and January 1990 , which felled 250,000 and 80,000 trees respectively in Trust woods and gardens . |
| 6 | They found Lady Eleanor dead in her chamber and , concerned about the possible consequences , took her body to the foot of the stairs to make it look like an accident . |
| 7 | Others have been concerned about the possible politically destabilising consequences of the overproduction of university and college graduates relative to the capacities of the labour market to absorb them in positions appropriate to their qualifications . |
| 8 | The commission is concerned about the possible risks associated with releasing genetically altered organisms into the environment . |
| 9 | ‘ We are also concerned about the possible health risks and the possible depreciation of house prices . ’ |
| 10 | Shell became knowledgeable about the possible pitfalls of RFI when , five years ago , objections were raised over the company 's plan to site a gas-separation plant near a NATO radio transmitter in St Fergus , Scotland . |
| 11 | And the administration is worried about the possible break-up of Yugoslavia , a state some Americans like to think they invented . |
| 12 | Uncertain as to the cause the Doctor is even more worried about the possible effects . |
| 13 | At four months old , he is apparently developing well , though I am still extremely worried about the possible long-term effects . |
| 14 | There 's a school nearby and environmentalists are worried about the possible effects of fumes given off from the burning rubbish . |