Word: concerningly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Detroit's woes are a concern, Smith says, "but we've seen that before, years ago when all the manufacturers pulled out of the sport. We've been down that road before. We would rather have them with us, but if they're not, the sport continues...
...that is true, why is Joel Makower feeling (relatively) optimistic? Because despite the current downturn, Makower, editor of the website GreenBiz.com and one of the best-known names in the field, has watched sustainability rise from a niche concern to something about which every executive must at least pretend to care. Green businesses may not be flourishing, but business is still going greener. Of course, the recession has restrained sustainability practices and as Makower writes in his just released State of Green Business report, whatever progress is currently being made may not be "addressing planetary problems at sufficient scale...
...being administered fairly and reasonably—making an effort to ensure that punishment fits the crime—and correct any inequalities that cause some groups to be punished disproportionately over others. A modern, civilized nation cannot simply lock people away and forget about them. Good government must concern itself with the welfare of all elements of society, even those that have erred against...
...represented a fulfilment of one of Flores’ campaign promises. Kroop, who is currently the UC’s communications director, will co-chair the committee along with Amanda Lu ’11, the current public relations director. Lu said that the new committee would address the concern that students were not made aware of Council projects. Flores said that the UC Web site will be re-designed as a part of the new outreach initiative. “[Students can] still apply for a party grant technically on the Web site now,” Lu said...
...particular nature of the current crisis is also a cause for concern. "For most Americans, our homes are our primary investment and the locus of our identities and social support systems," notes the American Association of Suicidology. "When combined with the loss of job, home loss has been found to be one of the most common economic strains associated with suicides...