Example sentences of "concern [was/were] for " 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 | Mr Jones said : ‘ Even when she knew she was dying , her concern was for other people , not herself . |
| 5 | Senator McGowan 's chief concern was for ‘ the poor people of Fintown who had to stand beside the sod ditch ’ and whose future was now being jeopardised by people who ‘ wanted to get on the bandwagon ’ , but he complimented Councillor McCaffrey ‘ if he has shares ’ , though he said he had none himself . |
| 6 | Llewellyn-Jones ( 1981a ) also looked at lag behind the speaker and though his concern was for individual comparison , a general conclusion is that the usual 2 — 3 seconds lag of the BSL interpreter behind the speaker is not sufficient for the message to be both understood and presented to the audience in a form which can be understood . |
| 7 | They chose the second option , because their prime concern was for the safety of the international financial system . |
| 8 | Tilly Mulliver 's only concern was for the state of her friend . |
| 9 | His only concern was for his own men and for the standards and traditions he expected them to live up to . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A second major middle class concern was for working class parents to accept certain standards and codes of behaviour . |
| 12 | When she knew the plans were afoot to move her on her concern was for her second in command , a Sinhalese whom she considered worthy of being leader . |
| 13 | Merrill slept late on Sunday morning , and her first concern was for Richard . |
| 14 | His first concern was for the children . |