Example sentences of "concerned that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am deeply concerned that Parliament — and indeed the Government — has lost , or is close to losing , effective control of the public purse … |
| 2 | Scientists are also concerned that pest and disease populations may develop resistance to chemicals , or that the application of some chemicals may cause environmental damage . |
| 3 | ‘ In late 1990 , we became increasingly concerned that credit managers ’ skills and expertise were being tested to the limits . |
| 4 | Some people are also concerned that water beds are too heavy for some floors , but this is practically never the case as the weight of the water is evenly distributed over a large area . |
| 5 | William Laud , who along with the king directed ecclesiastical policy throughout the 1630s , had little interest in the struggles of his beleaguered co-religionists on the continent , and was far more concerned that money be raised for the repair of St Paul 's Cathedral in London than for the relief of Calvinist refugees from the Palatinate . |
| 6 | Pilger was worried by the descriptions of Sutton 's Beechwood performance , but was more concerned that progress should be made on his list of key editorial appointments . |
| 7 | Brewery staff are concerned that brewing will not be able to continue once basic supplies such as malt are cut off . |
| 8 | He is concerned that publicity over Paul 's death has made the Capital seem unsafe — when in fact the chances of being attacked and hurt are small . |
| 9 | The defendants are an authorised institution under the Act , and are anxious to comply with the section 39 notice , but are concerned that compliance might breach the terms of the injunction . |
| 10 | In this instance he need only be concerned that income actually paid out to the children during their minorities or unmarried may be taxed upon him under TA 1988 , s663 . |
| 11 | The RSPB is concerned that persecution may be preventing their colonising the region in greater numbers . |
| 12 | Gerry Collins was concerned that Thistle had shot themselves in the foot again . |
| 13 | Islanders were concerned that pollution from the proposed mine would damage the islands supply of water , as well as contaminating their land and fishing grounds , the main livelihood on the island . |
| 14 | Conservationists are concerned that disturbance from the construction could split up the group , believed to be around 20 strong . |
| 15 | The Bank is also concerned that disclosure of such information , where the matters at issue are not yet proved , could have a negative effect upon the [ defendants ] . |
| 16 | I will tell you plainly that so far as I am concerned that objective is the promotion of books … . ’ |
| 17 | In general Knights is concerned that English should enable students to address cultural issues which are of " more than academic " importance , and have implications for a " long-range programme for human betterment " . |
| 18 | AI is concerned that treason charges have been brought against Daniel Omara Atubu in the absence of evidence against him , on account of his non-violent criticisms of the government . |
| 19 | We are concerned that rehabilitation may face the same problems as re-introduction or re-stocking in conservation — difficult , expensive , and the results often uncertain . |
| 20 | They are concerned that agency staff and new staff who do n't know what the women have achieved will undermine progress , or even reverse it , by underestimating their capabilities . |
| 21 | The NCC was also concerned that arbitration was often too slow . |
| 22 | France , however , was concerned that enlargement would detract from moves towards European union and increase the influence of Germany in the EC . |
| 23 | Mediterranean EC members were concerned that enlargement would divert regional aid from the south to the east . |
| 24 | He was , however , concerned that information obtained by the SFO might be disclosed to other authorities , and might be used by them for a prosecution ; this concern did not lead him to believe that it would be proper to order the disclosure of the transcript to the SFO without any conditions . |
| 25 | Management was , however , not satisfied that decisions had been really ‘ pushed down ’ into the high-performance teams , and was concerned that production pressures had overridden their concern with group autonomy . |
| 26 | Peter Jones , who ran the Atomic Weapons Establishment from 1982 to 1987 , is also concerned that production of the next generation of Trident warheads is going ahead in buildings which are more than 30 years old which might not be able to contain a bad leak . |
| 27 | Editor , — We are concerned that streptomycin is not mentioned in the article on monitoring treatment with aminoglycoside antibiotics . |
| 28 | He is concerned that youth courts are interpreting seriousness quite harshly . |
| 29 | She welcomed the work done and the fact that so many people who had been waiting for so long had been treated , but was concerned that health workers who had been working flat out to reduce the lists would not be able to maintain their work rate . |
| 30 | Except for MIND most of the voluntary groups , such as the National Schizophrenia Fellowship and SANE , have expressed more positive enthusiasm for some measure of control , concerned that community care is too often an unfulfilled ideal that can become an impossible burden on relatives . |