Example sentences of "be concerned at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nationalists , however , will be concerned at his role in the Stalker ‘ shoot-to-kill ’ inquiry when , as a senior law officer , he decided in the national interest not to bring prosecutions . |
| 2 | Many people will be concerned at my suggestion that drawing should be taught in our schools , perhaps fearing that it will take us back to the kind of dull lesson I have described , with children being taught unimaginative and stereotyped ways of drawing . |
| 3 | It will probably be very untidy ( and you may need that ability to cope with unfamiliar attitudes ) but you should not be concerned at this stage with what it looks like , only what it does . |
| 4 | It is right for the rest of the world to be concerned at what is happening in Germany . |
| 5 | AI continues to be concerned at the long-term detention in Hong Kong of thousands of Vietnamese asylum-seekers . |
| 6 | Those interested in postgraduate and continuing medical education and in the best use of all qualified medical practitioners should be concerned at these developments . |
| 7 | These are harsh times for all professional seamen , though , and you 'd be concerned at the cost-cutting implicit in the flags of convenience shown by vessels of all sizes — the only port of registry with a British flavour was Douglas in the Isle of Man . |
| 8 | Some swelling is normal in later pregnancy — in fact the majority of women with healthy pregnancies have a certain amount of swelling — so your midwife or doctor will not be concerned at slightly puffy hands , face or ankles near the end of pregnancy . |
| 9 | Various areas of reform were on the agenda ; Lini , himself an Anglican priest , was known to be concerned at the proliferation of fundamentalist sects and cults in the country . |
| 10 | Readers may be concerned at the loss of the glossy pages believing that format to be more serviceable in a wet environment but the cartridge paper used on the new book is equally strong and considerably cheaper ! |
| 11 | The Communist Party , reduced to a low level , had good reason to be concerned at the threat of a new Left party . |