Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] for concern " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be a cause for concern to those of us in the public sector that in the period 1979–90 the percentage of children receiving private education increased from 5 per cent to 7.8 per cent a growth of over 50 per cent . |
| 2 | While the general behaviour of some dogs on the beach can be a cause for concern , the main reason why they are banned from some beaches and other public places is because of the danger of contamination by their excrement . |
| 3 | However , one attempt to test the extent of misreporting ( Martin/Butcher , 1982 ) found that , in general , it was not so great as to be a cause for concern . |
| 4 | Director Brian Waller said the letters would warn the authorities that the named individuals who worked in child care during the Beck years may be a cause for concern . |
| 5 | None of these individual factors is proof of addiction but any of them can be a cause for concern and a repeated pattern of one or more factors is an indication that professional assessment is indicated . |
| 6 | However , this need not be a cause for concern in the circumstances . |
| 7 | And yet the incidence and nature of violence must always be a cause for concern and the subject of discussion . |
| 8 | Richard Gough 's absence yet again would have to be a cause for concern , while the knee injury that prompted Ian Durrant 's withdrawal from Scotland 's squad was said by his manager to be ‘ quite bad ’ , an ominous sounding observation that passed almost un-noticed while Smith went through a lengthy sick list that will be worsened , whatever the recovery rate of some , by the automatic loss of Mark Hateley in Marseille after his sending off against FC Brugge . |
| 9 | Should the haziness of her memory be a matter for concern ? |
| 10 | There would also appear to be a need for concern about the sustained elevations of heart rate and body temperature caused by aerobic training during the first trimester of pregnancy in view of the fact that elevated maternal core body temperature rises significantly with aerobic exercise . |