Example sentences of "was concerned [adv] with [art] " in BNC.

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1 He was concerned simply with the effect of what had happened in this particular case .
2 There he was concerned both with the removal of the grass-covered downlands and the break-up of the Dorset heaths :
3 Unlike adherents of other contemporary religions in the Roman empire , except Judaism , Christians regarded their religion as expressing the purpose of God in history ; but whereas Judaism was concerned primarily with the fortunes of Israel , Christians considered their faith to be of universal significance .
4 And Lord Hodson was concerned primarily with the substantive merits and demerits of the Bill , not with its legal technicalities .
5 Pressure for reform , which was concerned primarily with the ending of special share issues and dividend payments to exchange members , began after investigations following the 1987 crash [ see p. 35742 ] .
6 The case of RE S ( A Minor ) was concerned essentially with the opposition of the parents of one child to comprehensive schools ; they kept the boy , aged 11 , away from school for 18 months before the Court of Appeal confirmed that the child should be taken into care so that he could be educated .
7 It was concerned solely with the formal legal apparatus and relied on a very specific mechanism of control ( deterrence by making punishments proportional to crimes ) .
8 Homage was not concerned with spiritual functions : it was concerned only with the tenure of land , and the act of homage was one of the main foundations of social organization .
9 In that case , this House was concerned only with the position of the Crown in law enforcement actions .
10 Thornburgh , who was about to leave the government in order to contest a Senate vacancy , insisted that he was concerned only with the jurisdiction of federal judges , and not with the rights or wrongs of the abortion issue .
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