Concern about hate crimes has become increasingly prominent among policymakers in many nations and at all levels of government in recent years.

Concern rose about claims of unprofessional behavior by staff working in TBS-clinics, and the Dr. S. Van Mesdagkliniek developed a poor reputation over these problems.

Concern about Luxembourg's banking secrecy laws, and its reputation as a tax haven, led in April 2009 to it being added to a " grey list " of nations with questionable banking arrangements by the G20.

Concern about the rapid pace of technological change crystallized around the concept of the technological singularity, popularized by Vernor Vinge's novel Marooned in Realtime and then taken up by other authors.

Hunting and trapping has reduced the species ' range to about one third, though its still relatively widespread range and stable population means that the species is not threatened at a global level, and is therefore classified by the IUCN as Least Concern.

Concern has been voiced about the new contractor's effectiveness in correcting the perceived problems in safety, security and financial management that were cited as the reasons for bidding the contract, and Bechtel's lack of transparency ( as a private corporation ) and increasing control of national nuclear facilities.

Concern stems from a statement of Li's identifying such children as products of " a chaotic situation brought about by mankind " indicative of " the Dharma-ending period ".

Concern about the war caused the local Chamber of Commerce to contact two Montana senators, Burton K. Wheeler and James E. Murray and request they consider development of a military installation in Great Falls.

Concern has arisen about the lagging reading and math scores at this school.

Concern about living under British rule led many French settlers to decamp for Missouri, especially with encouragement from Laclede ; upon the arrival of the British at Fort de Chartres in October 1765, St. Ange himself departed for St. Louis, where he took temporary command until Spanish representatives could take official control.

In addition to providing practical support to individuals, Age Concern campaigned on issues such as age discrimination and pensions, and works to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.

Concern about science education and science standards has often been driven by worries that American students lag behind their peers in international rankings.

By mid-1919 about one in seven Bible Students had chosen to leave rather than accept his leadership, and over the following decade they helped formed other groups including the Standfast Movement, the Layman's Home Missionary Movement, the Dawn Bible Students Association, the Pastoral Bible Institute, the Elijah Voice Movement, the Concordat Publishing Concern, and the Eagle Society.

Concern about this conviction was widespread on the basis that the case against George appeared thin.

Concern has arisen about the possible carcinogenicity of the vinyl acetate ( acetic acid ethenyl ester ) used by some manufacturers in their gum bases.

Species of Concern are those species about which the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ) has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the U. S. Endangered Species Act ( ESA ).

Concern about bycatch has led fishermen and scientists to seek ways of reducing unwanted catch.

Concern about obesity and government publicity initiatives such as those by the Food Standards Agency and the National Health Service have encouraged manufacturers to reduce the levels of salt and fat in ready prepared food.

Concern about this led to proposals for safeguards in the debates that led to the Home Rule Act 1914.

Species of Concern are those species about which the U. S. Government ’ s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the U. S. Endangered Species Act ( ESA ).

Concern about marijuana was related primarily to the fear that hashish or marijuana use would spread as a substitute for the opiates.

Concern about the flammability of nitrocellulose film resulted in the concentration of film exchanges in this single neighborhood, as a zoning issue.

Concern about crime at the Anacostia, Congress Heights, and Southern Avenue stations has existed for many years, although statistics only partially support these concerns.

Concern about coronary ischaemia was addressed, and the uncomfortable fact that 3 % of the polyheme group were reported to suffer myocardial infarction compared to only 1 % in the control group was softened by a claim that a blinded committee of experts were unable to discern a difference between the groups.

Cheboksary is the location of the headquarters of the Concern Tractor Plants, Russia's leading machine building company and one of the largest heavy mechanical engineering companies in the world.

Canis lupus is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, as its relatively widespread range and stable population trend mean that the species, at global level, does not meet, or nearly meet, any of the criteria for the threatened categories.

The American black bear is listed by the IUCN as Least Concern, due to the species ' widespread distribution and a large global population estimated to be twice that of all other bear species combined.

Although global population trends have not been quantified, the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and for these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

The King Vulture is also listed as Least Concern, although there is evidence of a decline in the population.

The species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

In the western Palaearctic, there is evidence of population decline, but at a level below the threshold required for global conservation concern ( i. e., a reduction in numbers of more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ) and the IUCN Red List categorises this species as of " Least Concern ".

The species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

The species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

Over its range as a whole, the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the global population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

Over its range as a whole, the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the global population decline criteria of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

As it is not clear to what extent the known population fluctuates in this species – as in other Arctic geese – and given the worsening outlook for the species as a whole, the Red-breasted Goose was uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Endangered status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

g. grisegena found in Europe and western Asia, and the larger P. g. holboelii in North America and eastern Siberia — is evaluated as Least Concern, and the global population is stable or growing.

Although the Common Cuckoo's global population appears to be declining, it is classified of being of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern.

It is therefore not believed to meet the IUCN Red List threshold criterion of a population decline of more than 30 % in ten years or three generations, and is evaluated as Least Concern.

Because the species has a large range, and because it does not meet the population size and decline criteria of the IUCN Red List, the conservation status is evaluated as being of Least Concern.

The declines in the European population has resulted in its Red List status being upgraded from Least Concern to Near Threatened in 2005 and another uplisting being expected.

Its large population and huge breeding range mean that this species is classed as being of Least Concern, although numbers in North America have declined sharply in recent decades.

While there have been some localised declines in population in areas with poorer quality habitats, its large range and high numbers mean that the Great Tit is not considered to be threatened, and it is classed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

As the species has an extremely large range and the population is increasing, it has been listed as " Least Concern " on the IUCN Red List of Threatened species.

As it is not approaching the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List ( i. e., declining more than 30 % in ten years or three generations ), it has been evaluated as being of Least Concern.

Its population is stable and it has been listed as of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN )