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 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.

Concern for their families ' standard of living made men hesitate to enlist ; voluntary enlistment rates went up after the government guaranteed a weekly stipend for life to the survivors of men who were killed or disabled.

In 1971, under the direction of David Hobman, the NOPWC changed its public name to Age Concern, and separated itself entirely from government and the National Council for Social Service, now NCVO.

Concern with the threat of foreign attack had caused the government to review the harbour's inner defences, which were found to be inadequate, and the establishment of a fort was recommended to help protect Sydney Harbour from attack by foreign vessels.

Concern was raised within the coalition government that fringe groups such as the " Ausi Freedom Scouts ", the Australian League of Rights and the Citizen Initiated Referendum Party, were exploiting voter anger to gain support.

Following his involvement in the establishment of the Age Concern Institute of Gerontology at King's College London, he was invited by the incoming Blair government in 1997 to chair a Royal Commission on Long-Term Care of Older People.

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.

Concern was also raised over a motion on child abuse put forward by CHE: " We urge the government to introduce a Statute of Limitation which would debar any criminal prosecution in respect of alleged child abuse unless the matter was brought to the attention of the police within five years of the complainant reaching the age of majority ", which was not discussed.

Concern that a new city would compete with Saint John for government funding and business came after the province began discussing an amalgamation of the Kennebecasis Valley communities in 1997.

Concern over the PCCh's success at building a strong electoral base, combined with the onset of the Cold War, led to its being outlawed in 1948 by a Radical government, a status it had to endure for almost a decade until 1958 when it was again legalized.

Concern with the threat of foreign attack caused the government to review the harbour's inner defences.

Metanephrops challengeri is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, due in part to the Quota Management System put in place by the New Zealand government.

In spite of a viable counter-proposal ( dubbed the Dumbbell Proposal and designed by professional architect Christopher Law, it proposed to keep intact the signature six-storey Tong Lau in the middle part of the street and would have rendered possible to preserve the community ) by the H15 Concern Group and strong protests by residents ( including a hunger strike by May Je ) and other activists, the URA and the government went on to demolish the street as planned.

Concern over these incidents prompted the federal government to conduct the Royal Commission on Newspapers, commonly known as the Kent Commission.

Concern at disengagement with local politics in the UK-manifested, not least, by low turnout in local elections-has led to a series of initiatives aimed at making it easier for people to become involved in local decision-making.

As a reaction to this many private organizations have formed whistleblower legal defense funds or support groups to assist whistleblowers ; two such examples are the National Whistleblowers Center in the United States and Public Concern at Work in the UK.

Concern over the toxicity and persistence ( chemical stability ) of PCBs in the environment led the United States Congress to ban their domestic production in 1979, although some use continues in closed systems such as capacitors and transformers.

On 30 May 2006, Age Concern launched Heyday-marking the launch by carrying out the UK's biggest survey, asking 10 million people born in the 1940s and 1950s for views on issues such as ageism, pensions and health.

Due to lower than expected membership take-up, Age Concern restructured the Heyday scheme, introducing new recruitment channels such as through corporate schemes, and streamlined the supporting infrastructure to more closely meet the lower level of activity.

Although rated of Least Concern globally, it has declined in parts of southeast Asia such as Thailand, and southeastern Australia.

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.

Concern for this may stem from what Aboriginal peoples perceive as neo-colonial or eurocentric attitudes which persist in the leadership of contemporary separatist leaders, such as Robert Bourassa, former Premier and self-proclaimed " Conqueror of the North ".

The St. Clair River is listed as an Area of Concern ( AOC ) because of pollutants such as bacteria, heavy metals, and toxic organics, which had come from municipal and industrial discharges, urban and rural runoff, combined sewer overflows ( CSOs ), and contaminated sediments.

In 2004, the popularity of other groups and individuals in the pro-democratic camp ( such as members of the Article 45 Concern Group and Albert Cheng ), together with the emergence of scandals concerning two of the party's candidates in the LegCo election this year, began to wane.

He also helps local organisations such as Age Concern and Macmillan Cancer Care and is an honorary member of the Macclesfield & District Lions Club.

So also are offices for several NGOs operating in the district, such as Save the Children, Concern Universal and the Red Cross.

LeRoy's work was also published in literary journals such as Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope: All-Story, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Memorious, and Oxford American magazine's Seventh Annual Music Issue.

Concern for improving physical attractiveness has led many persons to consider alternatives such as cosmetic surgery.

For example, Park Street Church helped launch a private high school in Hyde Park, Boston Trinity Academy, in 2002 to help address the educational needs of inner-city Boston ( more than 70 % of its students are on scholarship and more than 50 % are minorities ); it hosts many English as a Second Language classes during the week ; it has and supports ministries for the homeless, such as Boston Rescue Mission and Park Street's Starlight Ministry and Thursday Evening Outreach ; it partners with Daybreak Pregnancy Resource Center and A Woman's Concern to assist women facing unplanned pregnancy ; it provides English classes for international students and immigrants ; and through a ministry called Alive in Christ, an affiliate of Exodus International and an advocate of conversion therapy, it seeks to " help those who struggle against their homosexuality and seek Christian guidance.

It had a roster of several bands on its own label, such as the insane picnic ( sic ) and Spasmodic Caress, as well as cassettes and some vinyl it distributed for other D. I. Y cassette labels including Cause for Concern, Subway, Adventures in Reality, Music for Midgets, Third Mind and Colortapes.

Concern about Night Trap and several other games such as Midway's Mortal Kombat, Konami's Lethal Enforcers, id Software's Doom, and Namco's " Splatterhouse 3 " helped to bring about the creation of the ESRB video game rating system.

Nonetheless, the concept is an important one and a key driver behind identifying Substances of Very High Concern in REACH and the development of hazardous substance lists such as the SIN List and the ETUC Trade Union Priority List.

Nonetheless, its population is considered not immediately threatened ( especially compared to some of its relatives such as the Socorro Parakeet ), and when it was still considered a good species, it was listed as Most Concern by the IUCN.

Initially inspired largely by Cardinal Newman to convert the colonized peoples of the British Empire, after 1922 the church continued to work in healthcare and education what is now the Third World through its bodies such as Concern and Trócaire.