concerned to
idiom
chiefly British
: to consider as important to (do something)
She was concerned to show that she could do the job.
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Eight of those must fulfil the ‘Homegrown Player Rule’, therefore limiting the club concerned to a maximum of 17 who are non-homegrown.
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Jenny Hubbard, president of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, was concerned to hear recently that the sanctuary’s apiary with one million honey bees shrank from 17 hives to just two this winter.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
The threat potential is significant, but understanding threat vectors and proactively devising a strategy of vigilance and wise use of cybersecurity solutions will enable all concerned to rest easier as Election Day draws near.
—Adam Jackson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The bear was always also, of course, the restaurant business: a feral industry nominally dedicated to leisure and delight that talks a big game about service and celebration while abusing or underpaying its workers, torturing its geniuses, and driving everyone concerned to bankruptcy and despair.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Gregg Evans, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Jenny Hubbard, president of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, was concerned to hear recently that the sanctuary’s apiary with one million honey bees shrank from 17 hives to just two this winter.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
The threat potential is significant, but understanding threat vectors and proactively devising a strategy of vigilance and wise use of cybersecurity solutions will enable all concerned to rest easier as Election Day draws near.
—Adam Jackson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The bear was always also, of course, the restaurant business: a feral industry nominally dedicated to leisure and delight that talks a big game about service and celebration while abusing or underpaying its workers, torturing its geniuses, and driving everyone concerned to bankruptcy and despair.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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