widespread concern

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadandconcern

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widespread
adjective
uk
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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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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The men's rapid deterioration was attractingwidespreadconcernin much the same way colliery explosions had in the first half of the nineteenth century.
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There iswidespreadconcernthat these ecosystems, with unique and valuable biodiversity resources, are being lost.
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The endangerment and death of minority languages across the world is a matter ofwidespreadconcern.
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On one hand,widespreadconcernabout land degradation has led to a focus on soil erosion control.
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However, there iswidespreadconcernthat the force's budget is not subject to serious scrutiny or control.
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The researchers reflect thewidespreadconcernamong social scientists that, 'ethical scrutiny should not be a bureaucratic burden and must be seen to be facilitating research ' (p. 41).
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With the proliferation of new democratic political systems throughout the globe, democratic governance has become a subject of increasing andwidespreadconcernin scholarly research and policy planning circles.
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Researchers in technology assessment in health care share awidespreadconcernfor the way in which new medical technologies are clinically and economically evaluated during the development process (13;14).
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The fact that an identical petition should come from three different constituencies underlines thewidespreadconcernabout the matter.
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This review concluded that human reproductive cloning should not be allowed, in line withwidespreadconcernabout such a possibility.
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There iswidespreadconcernabout illegal discharges from vessels.
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It is clear, from the representations that have been received, that there iswidespreadconcernin the profession about the level of control.
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However, there iswidespreadconcernthat we will plunge in, regardless.
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That was clearly grossly unjust and causedwidespreadconcernamong the general public.
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It touches on a situa- tion that has caused quitewidespreadconcernand discussion, particularly among the teaching and medical professions.
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There iswidespreadconcernthat invalidity benefit now goes to people for whom it was never intended originally.
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There iswidespreadconcernabout the plight of those people.
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We were aware ofwidespreadconcernon a variety of points among all sections of the community and across the political spectrum.
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During the past decade or so there has beenwidespreadconcernabout the plight of battered wives.
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I am not aware of anywidespreadconcern.
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