Concern over the interests of consumers has also spawned much activism, as well as incorporation of consumer education into school curricula.

Concern over the American-backed expedition of Lewis and Clark prompted the North West Company to charge Thompson with the task of finding a route to the Pacific in order to open up the lucrative trading territories of the Pacific Northwest.

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

Concern over the depletion of the earth's finite reserves of oil, and the effect this would have on a society dependent on it, is a field known as peak oil.

In June 2002, over 100 evangelical leaders signed a ' Statement of Concern ' opposing the TNIV.

* Concern over traffic ratios, which is related to the fair sharing of cost for the interconnection.

Concern over future lawsuits led Microsoft to shut down their volunteer program for Asheron's Call.

Concern over working conditions as described by muckraker journalists during the Progressive Era in the United States saw the passage of new workers rights laws and ultimately resulted in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, passed during the New Deal.

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.

IBM's research team pursued a tool approach over a language design approach and in 2001 proposed Hyper / J and the Concern Manipulation Environment, which have not seen wide usage.

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.

Since the merger of Age Concern England and Help the Aged, Age UK has taken over the mantle of the national face of Age in the UK, and several local organisations have also adopted the new name, many local organisations continue to operate as Age Concerns.

His report, published in June, 2009, concluded that Age Concern had lost over £ 22 million on the venture.

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 over reputation is sometimes considered a human fault, exaggerated in importance due to the fragile nature of the human ego.

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 over the physical strength and stamina of women led to the discouragement of female participation in more physically intensive sports, and in some cases led to less physically demanding female versions of male sports.

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.

Concern over consent of bodies being used in the plastination process has arisen.

Concern over the mandatory two-year armed forces conscription in South Africa led the family to emigrate to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in November 1977.

The Ancient Murrelet is listed as of ' Special Concern ' by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada because populations have been greatly reduced over the past century by mammalian predators introduced to their breeding islands.

Concern has been expressed over the future of all eastern freshwater cod stocks in the Clarence River system after the NSW Fisheries department allowed a stocking of Australian bass fingerlings from a completely different bio-region to proceed ( Rowland, 2001 ).

Concern over liberalizing tendencies caused a number of congregations and individuals of the Conservative Mennonite Conference to splinter or move away from this group to join the Conservative Mennonites.

Historic contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ), polycylclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( PAHs ) and heavy metals has put the canal under the EPA's Grand Calumet River Area of Concern ( AoC )— the only AoC to be listed impaired in all 14 beneficial use categories.

# Concern for man and the environment: Humanity is part of nature, and if nature is not cared for, it will boomerang on man.

Concern for a healthy environment is the primary reason that CSA members join.

Concern with the protection of the environment became a new issue in the late 19th century, pitting different interests.

* Concern about environment

Concern for the environment is not their primary motivation ; Virginia drivers of hybrid automobiles are, for example, eligible to use HOV lanes with no passenger.

Concern has been raised for the future of the site, which requires constant maintenance due to the harsh surrounding environment.

Concern for social problems among Chicago's immigrant poor led Jane Addams to co-found Hull House in 1889.

Concern among other European powers that Spain and France united under a single Bourbon monarch would upset the balance of power led to the War of Spanish Succession between 1701 and 1714.

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 for security and trafficking led the Toledo administration to prioritize the reinforcement of its border with Colombia and the improvement of police coordination.

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.

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.

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.

Concern about BBC Sport's commitment to maintaining the tone and style of the programme after its 50th anniversary led to an Early Day Motion being tabled in Parliament by Andrew George MP in June 2007.

Concern about crime at the station led Metro to station additional transit police officers at Anacostia station in the weeks after the station's opening, and D. C. police patrolled the station's parking garage.

Concern over plagiocephaly has also led the American Academy of Pediatrics to recommend that infants “ should spend minimal time in car seats ( when not a passenger in a vehicle ) or other seating that maintains supine positioning.

Concern over inappropriate commercial use of Te Rauparaha's Ka Mate led the iwi to attempt to trademark it

The lack of significant population threats, coupled with a worldwide distribution, has led the IUCN to assess the cookiecutter shark as of Least Concern.

Concern, at the height of the crisis, led to these aircraft being transferred to Hahn air base in Germany where they strengthened the air defense of central Europe.

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

Concern over conflicting mandates led to five countries on the UNSC to abstain in the vote approving the force.

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 for the spiritual welfare of these people led to the establishment in 1511-12 of a chapel to St John the Baptist by Sir John Craufurd, the canon of St Giles.