A priority concern for us is our close identity with Africa.

It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern.

It is in our collective interests to do so, and the cost should not be an immediate concern.

that concern both of our core interests and major concerns.

We repeat our concern at the fact that Israel is not living up to its obligations in that respect.

Our Organization has long expressed concern over the trafficking of women.

Conflicts on our own continent are naturally of particular concern to us.

You expressed concern about dramatic shortfalls in resources , and you insisted that our resolve to act together is stronger than ever .

The security and humanitarian provisions of the Agreement will be our primary concern.

Our second concern relates to the possibility of single candidatures from a given region.

The events in that region of the Sudan are deeply troubling, and our greatest concern is for the plight of the people there.

Is that a concern?

Through my bilateral consultations, I have concluded that it is within our grasp to convert this heightening of engagement and concern into real momentum.

Express our grave concern over the suffering of Palestinian and Syrian women under Israeli occupation.

We would also like to express our concern that this hasty approach will sidetrack our leaders in September 2005 and distract them from discussing important and pressing issues of interest and concern to the overwhelming majority of Member States.

Indeed, our concern for the vulnerable population of Guatemala extends beyond our borders to include those Guatemalans that have migrated abroad some 11 per cent of our population.

Literacy is a crucial concern.

Climate change is everybody's concern.

A more recent concern focuses on the disappointing results of growth. It is increasingly understood that growth does not necessarily increase our sense of well being.

Our primary concern in that regard is the fact that, according to the report, not one of the eight primary standards has yet been fully implemented.

Our first concern was to respond to the official request made by the Transitional Government of Iraq.

And what is their predominant concern?

My primary concern is your safety.

That is cause for continued concern.

In considering the nature of the expansion of the Security Council, our overriding concern is to ensure that the Security Council is more effective and representative for the twenty first century.

We believe that God calls us to place people struggling with poverty at the centre of our concern.

Our first concern should therefore be to ensure compliance with and implementation of resolution 59 95, adopted by consensus last year, the ink on which is still fresh.

Protecting the environment is a fundamental concern.

The Team's concern is more than theoretical.

There is, however, still cause for concern.

It is more than a mere concern.

So this is not just a concern about lions it's a concern about communities in Africa as well.

The many and complex questions they will have to address concern the identity and shape of our common future.

The appalling suffering and hardship that the fraternal Iraqi people are currently enduring arouses our deep distress and concern.

As the report notes, the frequency with which natural disasters are occurring and their increasingly devastating impact on nations is one area of concern that needs our serious attention.

However, continuing youth unemployment, the consequences of drug use and HIV AIDS arouse our anxiety and concern, since they threaten the lives and environment of our young people.

While the work of the United Nations is obviously enormous and far reaching, my delegation wishes to highlight specifically our concern over the incidence and severity of natural disasters and the extent to which they come to affect our lives.

The maintenance of international peace and security, and the struggle against terrorism and transnational organized crime are our common concern.

We have expressed our concern with regard to the growth in terrorist activities by the Taliban and other terrorist groups.

Our third concern is that the tables do not distinguish between indicators based on surveys conducted by national statistical offices (perhaps with funding assistance) or those conducted by international agencies.

Our concern is not just about nuclear weapons. It is also about the proliferation of guns of every description, which endangers the lives of ordinary citizens, undermines the rule of law and threatens social stability.

Following up on these remarks, Obama drew attention to persistent US concern about China s exchange rate policy, inadequate protection of intellectual property, and impediments to market access. For an economy like the United States where our biggest competitive advantage is our knowledge, our innovation, our patents, our copyrights for us not to get the kind of protection we need in a large marketplace like China is not acceptable, Obama observed.

Naturally, such a diagnosis is a cause for concern.

This is a matter of serious concern for WFP.

The disarmament of civilians is another matter of concern.