Example sentences of "is concerned [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He is concerned about the issue and I shall draw the remarks that have been made today to his attention .
2 Gita Sahgal of Southall Black Sisters is concerned about the way needs are misunderstood and resources misdirected as a result of defining minorities in terms of religion .
3 ‘ Quite understandably , Brian is concerned about the way things are going , but I 've got the utmost faith in him and resting him would gain nothing . ’
4 A leading councillor is concerned about the way the Government is handing out community care cash .
5 Papinian , like Scaevola , is concerned about the lack of clarity in the words .
6 It is concerned about the lack of Windows technical expertise and the effect this will have on specification schedules .
7 It is concerned about the lack of Windows technical expertise and the effect this will have on specification schedules .
8 A local authority may ask the court to make a specific issue or prohibited steps order under s8 if it is concerned about the welfare of a child who is not in care .
9 Jean Pierre Hocke , the commissioner of the Geneva-based organisation , has made it known he is concerned about the case .
10 If she is concerned about the position of women , she should be concerned about my position , I thought .
11 If the hon. Gentleman is concerned about the position of his party in Scotland , he should have regard to the fact that , at the 1987 general election , the city of Glasgow returned 11 Labour Members of Parliament .
12 Also for the first time , the chairman of Mr Lamont 's Kingston constituency , Dr Geoffrey Riordan , said he is concerned about the storm surrounding his MP .
13 She is concerned about the size of the portions of food I eat .
14 It is well known that the DTI is concerned about the impact of regulation on very small companies .
15 This is Bono … and he is concerned about the health of Ireland !
16 The petition is being organised by Stowmarket Traders ' Association , which is concerned about the effect on traders ' business of a pedestrian priority scheme introduced last August .
17 He asked Admiral Scowcroft to tell the President : ‘ There is a retired old man in China in the Orient , who is concerned about the improvement and development of Sino-US relations . ’
18 The hon. Gentleman is concerned about the placement of this convicted person in a nearby hostel , so if he will give me the details of the case I shall have it investigated by Her Majesty 's inspectorate of probation .
19 Barton parish council is the trustee of the hall and is concerned about the roof , woodwork and damp .
20 However , it is suggested there are some instances , albeit rare , where the purchaser should become cautious if , in reality , the purchase price appears too low particularly if the purchaser is concerned about the vendor 's state of solvency .
21 Common Ground is concerned about the decline in old orchards , which grow traditional varieties of fruit , provide habitats for bees , grazing for sheep , geese and pigs and create beautiful landscapes ; their exhibition encourages people to grow their own fruit trees , and plant larger orchards for the community .
22 He is concerned about the dissipation of the NCC 's science team , and asks : " What of the UK 's international responsibilities under Conventions such as Ramsar , Bonn and Berne ; or to the EEC for directives such as the Birds Directive and the proposed habitats directive ?
23 The UK government is concerned about the number of deaths caused by careless driving while unfit because of excessive alcohol consumption , and a recent White Paper , The Road User and the Law , recommends among other things , that this offence should carry obligatory disqualification from driving for at least 2 years , an unlimited fine and a maximum penalty of 5 years ' imprisonment ( Lowry , 1989 ) .
24 First , he is concerned about the application of the list size criterion .
25 Certainly as far as curriculum is concerned through the imposition of the National Curriculum it 's a matter of ‘ Government knows best ’ .
26 That , that is its primary function , that 's its primary purpose , but it has a secondary purpose as well it is concerned for the pursuit of what are now termed er in the jargon sub-strategic objectives .
27 Secondly he is concerned for the church in Rome , a church that he has never visited , though he obviously knew a lot of the leaders there .
28 Feminism likewise , she argues , is concerned for the overcoming of dualism and alienation .
29 Lord William 's School at Thame has playing fields just off the A418 — the preferred corridor for the new route — its headmaster is concerned for the future of his two thousand pupils :
30 Miss or is it simply that er when the male rang up to say about Lawrence at has a gun and that he is the caller who is concerned for the safety of the occupiers .
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