Example sentences of "[verb] concern at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Parliament on Feb. 14 approved a resolution calling for an end to " the deplorable situation of human rights abuses " in Guatemala and expressing concern at the lack of progress in investigating abuses . |
| 2 | I was interested to read recent letters expressing concern at the absence of small birds . |
| 3 | Following receipt of a Government letter he had written to express concern at the lack of information and support , to which there had been no reply . |
| 4 | The one thing they seem to be trying to do now is obfuscation and delay er and I think we ought to voice our concern and I hope the Council will agree to ask the Town Clerk to express concern at the way it 's being handled . |
| 5 | Most respondents showed concern at the emphasis which seemed to be given to world faiths other than Christianity . |
| 6 | Durham County Council deputy leader Bob Pendlebury welcomed the county 's inclusion in the first round while Hilary Armstrong , Labour MP for North West Durham , expressed concern at the Government 's motives . |
| 7 | The Assembly also voted to adopt Resolution 45/176 , parts B-G , which expressed concern at the lack of co-ordination in applying sanctions , including an oil embargo , against South Africa . |
| 8 | Even those who are active in the Party expressed concern at the diversion of energies from their primary task of building the Church . |
| 9 | In September 1912 the Leeds and District FA expressed concern at the takeover of practice pitches by Rugby Union clubs , and urged senior soccer clubs to provide grounds for junior players . |
| 10 | Somalia expressed concern at the impact that the measures would have on bilateral relations [ see below ] . |
| 11 | The Guardian noted that the report had again highlighted concern at the policy of the United Kingdom government in Northern Ireland and had placed the UK " in the same league as the Iraqi government for the way it treats the Kurds , the Somali government for the torture and murder of the Issaq tribe and the Sri Lankan government for the way it has " escalated " arbitrary arrests and torture of members of the political opposition " . |
| 12 | Two other developments generated concern at the time . |
| 13 | Mr Taylor , who is also convener of the Church of Scotland 's education board , said the forum had highlighted the practical difficulties of the reforms being proposed , as well as voicing concern at the thrust of policy . |
| 14 | By July 21 another 14 people had taken refuge in the Spanish embassy , with Madrid voicing concern at the ease of their entry despite a tight police cordon ( which now also surrounded the Canadian and West German embassies ) . |
| 15 | However , there remains concern at the pace of change . |
| 16 | Glasgow University 's principal , Sir William Fraser , has already expressed concern at the Secretary of State 's decision and has written seeking an explanation of the ruling . |
| 17 | Bangladeshi mothers expressed concern at the possibility of infant overheating , and this was one of the explanations given for the practice of shaving babies ' heads . |
| 18 | On May 20 the human rights organization Amnesty International had expressed concern at the lack of access of defence counsel and the " selection " process for the 200 detainees waiting to be tried . |
| 19 | Many local people also expressed concern at the number of holiday cottages and second homes in Wensleydale . |
| 20 | Among the poor who had no property , desertion was the informal answer to marital unhappiness and was practised on an unknown scale until the Second World War : certainly , eighteenth and nineteenth century poor law officials often expressed concern at the number of deserted wives drawing relief . |
| 21 | Following the case , several doctors expressed concern at the information which came to light during the trial ; |
| 22 | NALGO has expressed concern at the effect of job losses recently announced by British Gas Eastern . |
| 23 | The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed concern at the refusal of some clergy to accept the vote of the Synod . |
| 24 | A number of the firms express concern at the length of the proposed report . |
| 25 | Yet when the rich who largely live off the proceeds of other people 's labour are marginally threatened we are supposed to feel concern at the loss of ‘ incentive ’ this might entail . |
| 26 | Carew 's bleak diagnosis can hardly have been uninfluenced by several decades of mounting concern at the impermanence of non-agricultural employment compared with the stability of farmers fully occupied tending their land , and men continuously employed as servants in husbandry engaged for a year at a time . |