Example sentences of "concern [was/were] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , Fawcett supported the British Government in the Anglo-Boer War , while Butler 's chief concern was for the ‘ native races ’ . |
| 2 | Initially it was the basic problem of shelter that attracted social scientists , with the result that the main concern was for the home environment of the poor . |
| 3 | He was asked about the secrecy involved and the necessity for the early morning raids , and he answered that both the Society 's and the Council 's major concern was for the interests and feelings of the children , and that necessitated confidentiality . |
| 4 | They chose the second option , because their prime concern was for the safety of the international financial system . |
| 5 | Tilly Mulliver 's only concern was for the state of her friend . |
| 6 | This last criterion was applied in the Charter Consolidated Ltd/Anderson Strathclyde Ltd Report ( 1982 ) , where the concern was for the effects of the merger on employment in an area of Scotland which already had high unemployment . |
| 7 | His first concern was for the children . |