Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] concerned [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must not rely on the measurement of subjective impressions such as the number of times a child annoyed a parent ; it must be concerned with observable behaviour . |
| 2 | This combination of good marksmanship with poor reasoning ability can only be described as alarming — in particular when so many military duties may be concerned with public order , as in Northern Ireland , where rules of engagement require the soldier to make decisions on the basis of evidence that is often ambiguous . |
| 3 | The doctrine , which may be concerned with national liberation , the emancipation of a class , the emancipation of women or some other general aim which is felt to be important by large numbers of people , has also to include or be founded upon a social theory which can elucidate the principal issues , clarify the objectives and ways of attaining them , and outline alternative forms of society . |
| 4 | The underlying covenant may be concerned with constant reclamation — reclaiming and being reclaimed . |
| 5 | In making them available under the terms of an existing contract , we made it clear that we would be concerned about early delivery to Argentina . ’ |
| 6 | The analysis will be concerned with co-operative access of the dialogues — now pairs of speakers work together to establish effective description schemes , how they learn to give and follow instructions and now they learn to use appropriate feedback following an ambiguous description or instructions . |