The tipping point for so many people is the more constant concern of putting food on the table and providing for a family.

VOA: special.2011.05.21

On Friday,the UN human rights office expressed concern about unconfirmed reports of kidnapping and abuse of civilians by fighters loyal to Alassane Ouattara.

VOA: special.2011.04.02

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die."

VOA: special.2009.09.13

One concern is the possible effect of additional spending on the budget deficit.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

The case has generated concern among India's security establishment, still reeling from the large terror attack on Mumbai 11 months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Economist Gianluca Benigno of the London School of Economics says cracking down on tax havens should not be an immediate concern.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

With so much concern over the swine flu, it is hard to believe anyone would want to get it on purpose.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

There is concern in Seoul that Pyongyang's insistence on holding bilateral talks with Washington could drive a wedge between the U.S.and South Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

And he took on a major concern for doctors: the fear of a malpractice lawsuit.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

Another source of concern: the discovery of 20 tar balls off Key West,Florida on Monday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

There,terrorist sanctuaries and alleged links between militant groups and state intelligence and military branches have drawn widespread concern about the government's ability to take on the threat.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

China has long been listed as a "country of particular concern" by the State Department for its record on religious freedom, as has U.S.Persian Gulf ally Saudi Arabia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Film producers and owners of multiscreen cinemas are also expressing hope that with the strike behind them, they can focus on other issues of concern to the industry.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

We believe that her detention over so many years is baseless and not funded on any concern other than that she is a leader of the political opposition,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

"There's quite a bit of concern and disappointment in President Obama, in the sense that Israel sort of under attack on all of these settlement issues, on Jerusalem,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

On the second day of her Moscow visit, at the end of a European tour, U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern at recent attacks on activists and reporters willing to challenge the Kremlin.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

Some analysts have expressed concern that holding the trial in New York City, the site of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, will once again make the city a prime terrorist target.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

But amid all the congratulations, diplomats and observers noted with concern that in the end, only five heads of state were on hand for the summit, and only 17 of the 53 AU member states were prepared to sign the final document.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23