Example sentences of "[be] concerned at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added : ‘ I am concerned at the whole idea of trying to whip up custom with a free deal which automatically converts into a pay-as-you-go service charged on your phone bill — unless you contract out . |
| 2 | Sir — I am concerned at the cavalier way in which the copyrights of scientific papers are handed over to commercial publishers . |
| 3 | I am concerned at the failure of Leeds in that regard . |
| 4 | Just one other other point , there is the issue of sustainable development Professor Lock referred to erm alright we 'll bring in the railway line er as as part of your criteria , but I am concerned at the the general dispersal that is er envisaged in the sort of development er that he suggested . |
| 5 | ‘ But they will have no experience of running pubs and I know from talking to the local bench that licensing magistrates are concerned at the standard of new licensees . ’ |
| 6 | Party leaders are concerned at the growing gap between Communists active in parliament in Warsaw , and those in the provinces who have been slow to catch on to the change . |
| 7 | Llanelli are concerned at the prospect of playing the most important game of their season without four players involved in the Wales Under-21 match against Scotland , and three others who are injured . |
| 8 | It amounts to amendment not so much under pressure from third states , but by parties which are concerned at the identity and power of the non-parties . |
| 9 | I will be adding my comments as far as the programme officers are concerned at the close of the enquiry . |
| 10 | Eight clubs tied to an electronic stadium advertising deal stymied Bass and the rump of 14 are concerned at the influence of an elite eight . |
| 11 | Physicians are concerned at the fact that heart patients sometimes have to wait between three months and a year for surgery . |
| 12 | Director Katherine Hughes said : ‘ We are concerned at the results of the survey . |
| 13 | The ARFU has been concerned at the falling standard of sevens , particularly with the World Cup Sevens to be played in April next year at Murrayfield . |
| 14 | AS a Crusaders supporter for many years I 'm concerned at the lack of a youth policy at Seaview . |
| 15 | AI continues to be concerned at the long-term detention in Hong Kong of thousands of Vietnamese asylum-seekers . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 ! |
| 19 | The Communist Party , reduced to a low level , had good reason to be concerned at the threat of a new Left party . |
| 20 | They were concerned at the failure of the surveyor to pick up the problem , and at the cost and difficulty of seeking redress . |
| 21 | Although there was opposition to the Fiat-Alfa deal from some trade unionists who were concerned at the possible job losses caused by rationalisation after a merger , the Italian government was subjected to considerable political pressure of a nationalistic nature to support the Fiat bid — pressure similar to that which forced the British government to cancel the talks between Ford and Austin Rover — and eventually rejected the Ford overtures in favour of an ‘ all Italian solution ’ . |
| 22 | But , as in the past , the students were concerned at the prospect of foreign domination through trade and financial deals , the modern-day manifestation of imperialism . |
| 23 | Some of the magnates were motivated by personal or local considerations : the northern lords , Wake , Neville and Percy , were concerned at the neglect of the defence of the northern border as Edward 's continental campaigns swallowed up all the available resources ; but Arundel , Warenne and Huntingdon do not seem to have had personal grievances against the king , and their role in the crisis still awaits a satisfactory explanation . |
| 24 | By the end of her reign there are signs that some lawyers were concerned at the free use of proclamations . |
| 25 | Europeans were concerned at the expansion of American investment into Europe ; Americans began to see the Common Market ( created by France , Germany , Italy and the Benelux states ) , as a trade rival and argued that Europe should pay more for its own defence . |
| 26 | The novels enjoyed a limited success , but because most novelists were concerned at the time to redefine the relation of the individual to society in terms of changing values , it was all too easy for readers to focus on the social dimension of Brooke-Rose 's fiction and to overlook those aspects which can in retrospect be seen to prefigure the problems and techniques of her later work . |
| 27 | You will note er , that the erm , planning and environment committee were concerned at the conversion of county owned residential accommodation , and we decided to inform the policy and resources committee of our concern . |
| 28 | He said police were concerned at the rise in assaults 61 last year compared to 33 the previous year but 58 were detained shortly after the alleged crimes , indicating most victims knew their assailants and were not accosted by strangers . |
| 29 | The oil giant said yesterday that its directors were concerned at the situation which had led to ‘ significant potential loss ’ by Showa Shell Sekiyu , which has a listing on the Tokyo stock exchange . |
| 30 | Ken Revell , chief technologist at BL Technology , says he is concerned at the time the government study has taken . |