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 Russia's shrinking population prompted the program.

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 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.

Concern was also evident over a projected long-term rise in sea level, which would prove disastrous to the low-lying coral islands.

Concern for her own health together with the anguish of leaving her husband and children in occupied France was hard to bear and she did make several dangerous visits back to France, enduring detention by German troops at the Swiss border on more than one occasion.

Also in 1964, bowing to pressure from the interracial group Concern, teenagers in Norfolk, Connecticut, reluctantly agreed to discontinue using blackface in their traditional minstrel show that was a fund-raiser for the March of Dimes.

In 1984, a 92 square-nautical-mile ( 316 km² ) portion of these reefs was designated the " Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern ".

Concern over the destruction caused in quarrying led to the formation of the Palisades Interstate Park in 1900, which was effective in preserving the cliffs.

It was published in Issue 24 of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.

Age Concern was the banner title used by a number of charitable organisations ( NGOs ) specifically concerned with the needs and interests of all older people ( defined as those over the age of 50 ) based chiefly in the four countries of the United Kingdom.

Although each was a separate registered charity working under the Age Concern banner, the federation allowed members to collaborate at local, regional and national levels, to share resources, expertise and influence.

Formerly classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, it was found to have been rarer than previously believed and thus its status was uplisted to Endangered on the 2011 Red List of Threatened species.

As it is rarer than previously believed, its conservation status was reassessed from Least Concern to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.

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.

Concern was also expressed that the contract could allow KBR to pump and distribute Iraqi oil.

Concern over obsolescence in official circles was further fueled by the race between the increasing size of naval guns and of armor strong enough to withstand such fire.

It was formerly classified as a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Concern among academia rests in the notion that the purpose of the first amendment to the US constitution was to encourage a free press as political agitator evidenced by the famous quote from US President Thomas Jefferson, " The only security of all is in a free press.

Concern was expressed at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country, violations of civil liberties and expulsion of staff from the International Civilian Mission.

In 2004, Mitsukurina owstoni was classified by the IUCN's Shark Red List Authority as a species of " Least Concern ".

Concern over rising inequality in France was expressed in the publication of a number of books on both “ the new poverty ” and “ social exclusion ,” which had become major public preoccupations.

Formerly classified as a ' Species of Least Concern ' by the IUCN, it was suspected to be rarer than generally assumed.

Widespread throughout its large range, the Swinhoe's Storm Petrel was previously evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, but uplisted to Near Threatened in 2012.

The album was released on Cardiacs own record label, Alphabet ( which later became Alphabet Business Concern ).

( The album was eventually reissued on a revived Alphabet Business Concern in 1995-it featured a picture of Jon Poole on the cover, although he had not actually played on the album when it was recorded.