long-standing concern
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-standingandconcern
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long-standing
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/us/ˌlɑːŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/
having existed for a ...
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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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What is important is the way that one comes to hold projects and values and this is along-standingconcernof liberalism.
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I acknowledge hislong-standingconcernfor the low paid.
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Because of thelong-standingconcern, we have had a succession of reports.
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I acknowledge, too, hislong-standingconcernand his local knowledge.
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That is a major step forward and comes in response tolong-standingconcernin the voluntary sector.
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I know of hislong-standingconcernfor the welfare of the schools in his borough, and the children who attend them.
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I recognise that there is along-standingconcernabout the matter among those in the wine and spirits business.
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The qualifications of staff at activity centres are a matter oflong-standingconcern.
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One is a relativelylong-standingconcern: the general question of financial support of crofting communities.
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In my constituency, it now rivals unemployment, which has been along-standingconcern.
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I am aware that there is great andlong-standingconcernabout the future of the textile industry.
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Ourlong-standingconcernat the obstructionist tactics of some other member states has led us to contemplate retaliatory action.
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I know of hislong-standingconcernin this area.
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The industry has had along-standingconcernthat the new legislation could impose excessive burdens on it.
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I am very pleased to have secured a debate on an important subject oflong-standingconcern.
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I want to raise several other issues, one of which is along-standingconcernof mine.
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I recognise hislong-standingconcernover planning in the south-east.
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All of us are aware of industry'slong-standingconcernthat real interest rates have been higher in this country than in most of our competitor countries.
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Thelong-standingconcernhas been that predatory purchasers would seek to put themselves in a position to purchase the freehold, using company vehicles to cover their tracks.
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This has addressed along-standingconcernabout inconsistent developments of the same subject.
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