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How to use the word CONCERNING in a Sentence? Page #9

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This new case indicates that there is evidence of community transmission, but the extent is still not clear, i understand this may be concerning to hear, but this is what we have been preparing for. Now we need to start taking additional actions to slow down the spread of the disease.

Sara Cody

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In the past week we went from having this virus on three continents to having it on six continents. ... Any time something's going at that rate, it has to be concerning.

Peter Marks

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We have to be alert to the possibility of a pandemic, in the past week we went from having this virus on three continents to having it on six continents. ... Any time something's going at that rate, it has to be concerning.

Peter Marks

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

India's potential and opportunity are undisputed, however its attempt to artificially ringfence itself from the global digital economy is concerning, we hope policy makers will take a holistic and long-term view.

Jeff Paine

Found on CNN
4 years ago

While the immediate risk to individual members of the American public remains low, there is now community transmission in a number of countries, including outside of Asia, which is deeply concerning.

Secretary Alex Azar

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Despite the continuing decline in reported cases from China, the last two days have seen extremely concerning developments elsewhere in the world.

Paul Hunter

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There is a developing trend regarding the sexual exploitation of children in Africa where pedophiles, especially from Western countries, take advantage of under-resourced child protection systems, and weaknesses in law enforcement and judicial systems. The Bery Glaser case is just one example of this deeply concerning phenomenon, the Ugandan government now has a significant opportunity to send a message to would-be perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and child trafficking that they can not exploit with impunity and will be held fully accountable for their crimes.

Anita Nyanjong

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Similar activities in any other domain would be interpreted as potentially threatening behavior, this is unusual and disturbing behavior and has the potential to create a dangerous situation in space. The United States finds these recent activities to be concerning and do not reflect the behavior of a responsible spacefaring nation.

Space Operations Gen. John Raymond

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's extremely concerning that government has seemingly moved the goalposts for consumers and industry on such a critical issue, with current demand for this still expensive technology still just a fraction of sales, it's clear that accelerating an already very challenging ambition will take more than industry investment.

Mike Hawes

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'll say something even more concerning to me, and that is the intelligence community is beginning to withhold documents from Congress on the issue of Ukraine. They appear to be succumbing to pressure from President Donald Trump administration.

Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
4 years ago

That's a concerning trend.

Ned Sharpless

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is concerning after seeing so much progress against prostate cancer to see it level off.

Ned Sharpless

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them.

Marcus Aurelius

added by Normando
4 years ago

From our perspective, it's a troubling trend on a lot of different levels that we would like to see turn around, while the budget is concerning, a bigger thing for us is that we really value what international students bring to our college culture and organization.

Peninsula College

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I mean, some of it was comical, but it was also, for me and for others, deeply concerning. And I actually went to our Intelligence Bureau and asked to have( redacted) sit down with him and explain that this was a counterintelligence risk, particularly giving out our personal phone numbers, all of those communications could have been exfiltrated by the Russians very easily.

Fiona Hill

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's incredibly concerning that we are experiencing this level of cold this early in the season.

Doug Schenkelberg

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because I really believe it's national security, we're going to take a look at what he had, what he gave, what he's talking about — also where he is right now. Supposing I have a high-level national security meeting, and he has got a clearance... and he goes into a high-level meeting concerning China or Russia or North Korea or something, and this guy goes in. I don't want him at those meetings.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Fort Worth residents were standing literally at the front door, they could see whether the door was kicked on or not. The lights were on, there was evidence that people were living there, there were toys, why they advanced to an extremely dark backyard area without at least ringing the doorbell or checking the entrance ? That's extremely concerning.

Jeff Halstead

Found on CNN
4 years ago

What we are concerned about is the heavier hand from Beijing and how that can be distorted and turned into something more repressive, the general trend is concerning, that we're seeing less autonomy, more influence from Beijing, heavier hand from the authorities there, and in general an erosion of the things that were promised the people of Hong Kong.

Randall Schriver

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I was asked in advance to give a talk on issues concerning diversity and the college experience, one that expanded on the themes of my novel.

Jennine Capó Crucet

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I have received a subpoena signed only by Democrat Chairs who have prejudged this case, it raises significant issues concerning legitimacy and constitutional and legal issues including, inter alia, attorney client and other privileges. It will be given appropriate consideration.

Rudy Giuliani

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Although these changes are small proportions, these are big drops in terms of public health, the trend is a concerning continuation of what we've seen in the last five years.

Mary Ramsay

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I've read the complaint, and I've read the transcript of conversation with the President and the president of the Ukraine, concerning that conversation, I want to say to the President : This is not OK. That conversation is not OK.

Mike Turner

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The incident concerning the killing of two innocent children in Bhavkhedi village in Shivpuri district is very heartbreaking, instructions for strict action against the accused and providing all possible help and protection of the family have been issued.

Narendrara Modi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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