principal concern

collocation in English

meaningsofprincipalandconcern

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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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 ofprincipalandconcernfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not surprising that theirprincipalconcernwas with the high proportion of destitute pilgrims.
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Myprincipalconcern, however, is with the contemporary, 1990s scene.
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Systemic hypotension is theprincipalconcernin the management of delivery.
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Dixon'sprincipalconcernas a landlord, however, was the cottage accommodation of the estate and the village.
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Although it is not theprincipalconcernof this article, the voting statistics of 1996 do cast further doubt on opposition claims about outright manipulation in 1992.
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It is this issue of the use of material culture in the production of meanings and identities which is theprincipalconcernof the second study.
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The oldest layers of alleluias are discussed in a single chapter, while the large expansion of the repertory after the early ninth century falls outside the author'sprincipalconcern.
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Holleran'sprincipalconcernis the continuing relevance of the debates for theology and law.
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We infer from this that theprincipalconcernof these two high valence parties was to position themselves so as to gain the largest share possible of the popular vote.
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Dagan'sprincipalconcernhere is that any such claim should be consistent with and should not subvert the allocation of risk implicit in the terms of the contract (p. 260).
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The subject has also been raised less directly by other correspondents whoseprincipalconcernwas with a specific unauthorised encampment.
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When the parole board assesses the suitability of prisoners for early release on licence, theprincipalconcernis the risk of further offending.
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Theprincipalconcern, today, of the overwhelming majority of the men and women in the country is the inordinately high prices that carpets have reached.
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Clearly that is theprincipalconcernof the task force commander.
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Theprincipalconcernof my committee was about the difficulty of reconciling the referendum with the concept of representative parliamentary democracy.
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Myprincipalconcernrelates to authorised interception and how it should be regulated.
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I agree with him that this is not theprincipalconcern, but it is a very powerful secondary concern.
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This is an organisation whoseprincipalconcernis to protect the public from infectious disease, including that acquired in hospital.
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I must, however, start off with theprincipalconcernof any judge: that is justice.
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