justified concern

collocation in English

meaningsofjustifiedandconcern

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justified
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪd/
us
/ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪd/
having a good reason ...
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concern
noun
uk
/kənˈsɜːn/
us
/kənˈsɝːn/
a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you ...
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(Definition ofjustifiedandconcernfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjustified concern

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We should not be worrying about things like that, but only about things where there isjustifiedconcernthat they may contaminate the soil.
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First, the scale of the losses was spectacular enough, andjustifiedconcernwas felt over whether adequate provision had been made to cover these losses.
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Another is thejustifiedconcernabout the continuing import of asbestos.
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This caused welljustifiedconcern, and we decided to legislate.
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We can say withjustifiedconcernthat things cannot continue in this manner.
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In fact, this is the right way of addressingjustifiedconcernover the refugee issue, and demonstrates a desire to find workable solutions.
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The first is the welljustifiedconcernabout rising nitrate levels and their possible damaging consequences.
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These proposals were more inspired by practical political considerations than byjustifiedconcernfor poor cod levels.
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He should be under no illusion about thejustifiedconcernwith which the public regard this point.
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We are mindful that there was a good deal ofjustifiedconcernabout that.
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In the late 1980s, there was muchjustifiedconcernabout several schools.
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We must not allow one'sjustifiedconcernabout strip-searching to lead to a fundamental confusion of categories.
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The report also expressesjustifiedconcernabout violations of human rights, in particular, women's rights, religious freedoms, judicial independence and the conditions governing the work of civil society organisations.
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What happened last week has caused muchjustifiedconcernto local residents and to local businesses, and there is an urgent need not only for rectification but for reassurance.
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There is serious andjustifiedconcernin the area at the removal of sixth-form education from the grammar schools and the effects which this may have.
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This is a perfectlyjustifiedconcern.
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There is at this present time both a widespread and ajustifiedconcernover the standards of both conduct and learning in a large part of the maintained sector.
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I think that there is general agreement that the two new rights will go a long way to meet thejustifiedconcernof existing shop workers.
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