Example sentences of "concerned at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir — I am concerned at the cavalier way in which the copyrights of scientific papers are handed over to commercial publishers . |
| 2 | The House has been rightly concerned at the creeping extension of Community competence over the last few years . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | In common with other recipients of Western development aid , Indonesia was concerned at the possible diversion of resources by donors towards Eastern Europe , and the prospect of a strong regional economic organization was therefore attractive . |
| 5 | ‘ It is concerned at the possible link between the Government 's evident desire to impose its own educational policies and the weakening of democratic local government . ’ |
| 6 | But more recently , as companies have become more and more concerned at the escalating costs of purchasing and maintaining increasingly advanced technological capabilities , fundamental questions are being asked as to how the use of IT gives a company strategic advantage — if it does [ Earl ( 1988 ) ; Bruce ( 1988 ) ] . |
| 7 | Eventually it was hoped to attract " great masses of people now outside the movement who are seriously concerned at the present state of the world … |
| 8 | He was not concerned at the early pace set by Bully Boy , but he did become worried at the water jump , where he changed his hands and asked his mount to quicken with hands and heels , as he had dropped his whip . |
| 9 | The Lord Chancellor was also concerned at the small numbers of women becoming eligible for appointments . |
| 10 | AI continues to be concerned at the long-term detention in Hong Kong of thousands of Vietnamese asylum-seekers . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | By the end of her reign there are signs that some lawyers were concerned at the free use of proclamations . |
| 13 | Concerned at the rapid expansion of the hunt , and the declining stocks of small cetaceans around the coastline , the Iwate Prefecture in January 1989 instituted a licensing system , so that for the first time ever , the hunt could be regulated . |
| 14 | Erm indeed over the last two or three years the borough council 's become extremely concerned at the deteriorating economic situation within the district and particularly around Harrogate itself . |
| 15 | ‘ Schellenberg , I am increasingly concerned at the treasonable activities of many members of the High Command . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | By then de Gaulle had left office and his successor , Georges Pompidou , was concerned at the growing strength and independence of West Germany , particularly because of Chancellor Willy Brandt 's Ostpolitik . |
| 18 | After speaking in Strasbourg as president of the Council of Europe , Mr Hurd addressed the council in a national capacity , and said : ‘ I remain concerned at the continuing failure of the Iranian authorities to repudiate the incitement to murder of the British subject , Mr Salman Rushdie , and the bounty offered in that respect by all Iranian organisations . |
| 19 | But with more than two thirds of its products sold abroad , the company 's concerned at the continuing downturn in its export markets . |
| 20 | This will certainly be the case if the people concerned at the local level take this view , failing to grasp the strategic role that they have always claimed but often failed to deliver convincingly because of time spent on day-to-day operational matters . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Although the plans have been welcomed by the CBI and the British Road Federation they are likely to raise a storm of protest from residents and local authorities directly affected and from conservation groups already concerned at the likely impact of the Channel Tunnel and its rail links with London . |
| 23 | 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 . |