Example sentences of "they be concerned " in BNC.

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1 The contemporary New Historicists , however , are unlike interpreters of the past , in that they are concerned with exclusively political readings , without any possibility of aesthetic or affective responses .
2 Many historians maintain that they are concerned , not with human actions of all kinds , but only with those that are reflective , arising from a purpose pursued .
3 However for the periods they are concerned with , this first process is not all ; as the relation of man to nature becomes more complex through more advanced technology , they see another process coming into play .
4 As far as they are concerned , the strip of land is not Soviet Sector but DDR territory , part of their ‘ Haupstadt ’ ( capital city ) .
5 As far as they are concerned the future does not exist in any way , other than that they hope they wo n't live to have any part in it .
6 Soon after the return of the Beagle , when he was still seeking for a mechanism for evolution , he began a series of notebooks , the M and N notebooks , which are in effect a search for a materialist theory of psychology : they are concerned with anything — for example , the effects of drugs , of ageing — which suggests that thoughts are influenced by the state of the brain .
7 While our sports leaders recognise the contribution they can make to providing a ‘ healthy outlet ’ , they are concerned that , although government looks to them to play this role , it is often not prepared to assist them .
8 But they are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls .
9 By definition , they are concerned only with the here and now .
10 But if they are concerned about the prospects of having a mentally handicapped child , they may seek tests during the period of pregnancy to discover whether their child might be handicapped .
11 The root of our belief is that people do care about the places where they live , work and shop , that they are concerned about the devastation meted out to historic towns since the Second World War .
12 It may be that they simply see no value in the building or that they are concerned that any use of the building might detract from their estate or business .
13 Those who are not teachers , whether they are concerned with the good of society or with the good of certain individual children , will even more certainly look to what happens after school if they are to be satisfied with what goes on in school itself .
14 Because of MAFF 's view that environmental considerations are not pre-eminent in dispensing aid on any new 3(5) areas as presently drafted , and because they are concerned that it will mean payments to support a predominantly dairying agriculture in the lowlands ( setting a precedent because the UK does not pay HLCAs on dairy cattle ) , MAFF submitted to the Council of Ministers in September 1984 a major proposed amendment .
15 Moral rules are foundational in the sense that they are concerned with the maintenance of , for instance , trust , mutual help and justice in human relationships .
16 They are concerned with purchasing care which promotes health rather than management of ill-health facilities .
17 A criticism that has been levelled at clinicians in the past is that they are concerned only with the patients they actually see and not with the wider population .
18 Many teachers argue that the more important things that they are concerned with , the ‘ something more ’ , are qualities that can not be measured by tests of competence ; if teaching is geared to what can be measured , objectives in other words , then these important qualities will be omitted and both the teaching and students will be the poorer .
19 They are concerned with reductionism , and with what it is to be a ‘ self ’ .
20 They are concerned with the problems of adapting designs to meet individual needs .
21 They are concerned with giving both to the younger ones coming up behind them and the older ones ahead , who are nearing the end of life .
22 They are concerned about those drugs that are forbidden by law .
23 As far as they are concerned , of course , they are simply wanting another ice-cream , or another go on the swing .
24 They are concerned about the shortcomings of the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 .
25 ‘ No , my dear , they are concerned with ratings and as you stand by the sink drowned in misery you may console yourself that your loss has been radio 's gain .
26 And they are concerned that the media and the public will take the proposals floated in the paper as cast iron and expect the APB to implement them all .
27 Their political interests , if any , evaporate and , like business men elsewhere , they are concerned most of all to have the status quo maintained and to grant , where useful , co-operation to the authorities .
28 Other views look outwards : they are concerned with helping the child with the needs of language elsewhere in the curriculum , or in the outside world of work .
29 Alternatively , they are concerned with passing on the culture from one generation to the next , and with critically understanding what that culture consists of .
30 They are concerned it should stay in the community , in the house .
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