Example sentences of "[adj] concern was [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was asked about the secrecy involved and the necessity for the early morning raids , and he answered that both the Society 's and the Council 's major concern was for the interests and feelings of the children , and that necessitated confidentiality . |
| 2 | They chose the second option , because their prime concern was for the safety of the international financial system . |
| 3 | His initial concern was with the transition from work to retirement and he has subsequently been involved in work on health education , notably the role of community care as it relates to older people . |
| 4 | Tilly Mulliver 's only concern was for the state of her friend . |
| 5 | His only concern was with the integrity of souls in obedience to the laws of God . |
| 6 | For such men , enclosure of their lands could be the next step ( 62 ) , and it is worth remembering that even John Hales , the mid-sixteenth-century opponent of enclosures , was prepared to admit that enclosure per se was not necessarily evil : his particular concern was with the turning of arable fields into pasture ( 58 , p.180 ) . |
| 7 | Initially it was the basic problem of shelter that attracted social scientists , with the result that the main concern was for the home environment of the poor . |
| 8 | Andrew Guest , of United Buses , said his main concern was about the discomfort facing passengers and drivers if the speed humps are built . |