considerable concern

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandconcern

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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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 ofconsiderableandconcernfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is hard to avoid the conclusion, however, that these reports would have generatedconsiderableconcernin the minds of many of their readers.
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The second possible interpretation, however, gives pause for someconsiderableconcern.
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This fact generatedconsiderableconcernamong manufacturers.
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This highlights an issue ofconsiderableconcern.
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However, we must recognise theconsiderableconcern, which has not been reflected in some of the speeches so far.
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We recognise that there are cases where the site value rule proves harsh and has causedconsiderableconcern.
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But there must beconsiderableconcernregarding so large an increase in the import of manufactured goods as a whole.
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Increased rents represent an issue ofconsiderableconcernto all industrialists and other business men.
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That has also been a matter ofconsiderableconcern.
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There isconsiderableconcernalso about the number of local learning partnerships and the demise of the training and enterprise councils.
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A matter ofconsiderableconcernto individual consumers is the index that will be used.
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But that is what we have done, and it has causedconsiderableconcernand, in some cases, serious financial difficulty.
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However, the impression was unfortunate and causedconsiderableconcern.
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There wasconsiderableconcernthat it should be possible for borough results to be seen.
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Theconsiderableconcernwhich has been shown far and wide about the three developments currently proposed there is well understood.
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There wasconsiderableconcernon this side of the water too.
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However, there are unquestionably comparisons that can be drawn regarding the persecution of minorities, and those are ofconsiderableconcernto us.
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Considerableconcernfor the future is now being felt by all sectors of the industry.
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The high cost of energy, both gas and electricity, is also causingconsiderableconcernto industry in my constituency.
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It is causingconsiderableconcernto the farming community that nothing is now being done to keep alive the breeding of good cart horses.
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