Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] concerned that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Library Association is deeply concerned that the imposition of these bans constitutes a major breach of the traditional principle that public libraries should be a neutral and non-partisan service , a principle which goes back to the beginning of the public libraries in the middle of the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | The practice is also concerned that the standard of care may depend on which area a person lives in and what money is available . |
| 3 | The Association was also concerned that its income from various sources , but in particular from Wings Appeal , should be maintained in a year when the public might feel confusion over the two appeals . |
| 4 | The CPAG is also concerned that people with medical conditions , such as incontinence , who need to use large amounts of water daily , would be unfairly penalised . |
| 5 | The publishing director of Burke 's Peerage is apparently concerned that the Prince ( and even more so the Princess ) of Wales are letting the side down in matters of etiquette . |
| 6 | The group is also concerned that if , as currently proposed , internationally-harmonized food standards were set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission [ see SAFE report , below ] , quality would decline . |
| 7 | Although the Court of Appeal expressed no opinion on it , the court was clearly concerned that the employer might possibly be able to protect himself from the use of the employee 's skill and knowledge post employment by means of express provision if the employee were simply to sell that knowledge as a commodity ( ie not use it as a means to gain further employment ) . |
| 8 | Kagan was deeply concerned that his access to the child was limited . |
| 9 | In broad psychological terms , it can be said that the male is achievement-orientated , directing his efforts towards a specific goal , whereas the woman is more concerned that the differing elements in her life should be in harmonious relation to one another , and that the circle of light in which she is centred includes them all . |
| 10 | The prefect was more concerned that we and everyone should keep quiet about Daniel having been here ; the last thing he wants is word to get out that a wanted renegade came and went on his demesne without hindrance . |
| 11 | The Government are deeply concerned that they may lose seats south of the border as a result of the community charge . |
| 12 | The Dutch government is so concerned that at next week 's 103-nation conference in Lausanne of the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species ( Cites ) it will call for a total ban on trade in the plants . |
| 13 | The Bank is also concerned that disclosure of such information , where the matters at issue are not yet proved , could have a negative effect upon the [ defendants ] . |
| 14 | The RSPCA is also concerned that the birds are allowed enough freedom to behave naturally … that 's natural apparently . |
| 15 | I mean , the the Tories are ready , should n't they complete to environmental issues , whereas every every public consultation or survey that ever carried out , demonstrates every time , that the public are very concerned that they 're , of the environment and they will put it at the top of the list , and I think our con the environment by having a dedicated Environment Officer proves our positive er commitment to the environment . |
| 16 | Yet Ministers only received £5000 and Permanent Secretaries in the civil service £3500 , and the Treasury were naturally concerned that public sector industries should not get too far out of line . |
| 17 | Tiriac is also concerned that the Germans are beginning to take their success for granted . |
| 18 | The family were more concerned that she should " do them proud " . |
| 19 | At the time the analysts and the client were somewhat concerned that it was not practicable to implement fully either of the FAOR technical solutions , as expectations had been raised about the final outcome before the implications of these solutions were known in any detail . |
| 20 | [ That this House is deeply concerned that ( a ) in October 1991 , the Inspectorate of Pollution issued an improvement notice plus additional requirements upon Coal Products Ltd. , Avenue Works , Wingerworth , Derbyshire , arising from problems of airborne pollution , ( b ) in November 1991 , the North East Derbyshire District Council rejected a planning application for the installation of a plant for the regeneration of active carbon on the same site and ( c ) in December 1991 , the National Rivers Authority issued a report showing that following partial treatment at lagoons in a country park , 40 million gallons of toxic effluent is seeping into the ground near homes at nearby Grassmoor ; and calls upon the Secretary of State for the Environment to undertake an urgent environmental audit of the plant and its neighbouring communities with an immediate project of protecting the health and well-being of both the workforce at Coal Products Ltd. and residents in the surrounding communities , whilst seeking ways and means of safeguarding jobs in an area of high unemployment . ] |
| 21 | Her mother was so concerned that she rang a parents ' help-line . |
| 22 | Bevin was much concerned that the revolution of allied public feeling after Truman 's confused press statement of 30 November 1950 about the possible use of nuclear weapons in Korea had compelled the President to retract it and ‘ thus weakened the deterrent effect of our possession of the atomic weapon ’ . |