Word: concerningly
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...that change possible in my life? And the answer is that I was blessed to have a mother who understood that education was a liberator and that you get out of life what you put into it. And so one of the things that really concern me is the long tale of underachievement in New Zealand's education system, and I know that unless we can deliver credible change in that area, an awful lot of New Zealanders will slip through the cracks...
...Greece grants political asylum to only a tiny proportion of illegal immigrants - another source of concern for refugee advocates and human-rights groups. Last year fewer than 1% of those who applied received asylee status, far below the rate in Germany (18%), Italy (11%) or even Spain (4%). Giorgos Karagiannis, country director for aid group Doctors Without Borders, says Greek authorities should be doing more. "Ours is not a political argument. It's practical and medical," he says. "Let's at least meet the minimum standards. We do it for natural disasters. It's not easy, but it's possible...
...rocks, blocking roads and firing homemade mortars at demonstrators gathered to denounce alleged voter fraud. The opposition, led by Ortega's 2006 election rival, Eduardo Montealegre, vowed to continue its protests while appealing to international observers. The U.S. State Department and a U.S.-based election-monitoring group have expressed concern over reports of voting irregularities...
...driving penalties in Wisconsin and elsewhere should be significantly more severe, and AWARE is right to draw attention to the problem.But, frankly, the coalition’s other goal of decreasing underage drinking misdiagnoses the problem. The group correctly notes that underage drinking as currently practiced is a major concern, but, as the Amethyst Initiative concludes, the solution is actually to lower the drinking age. The Amethyst Initiative argues that the drinking culture among students in particular is unhealthy and that the current drinking age encourages dangerous “binge drinking,” since underage drinkers?...
...When Waxman decided to make a bid for Dingell's chairmanship, his supporters argued that Dingell would be an obstacle to Obama's efforts to wean Detroit - and the country - off its dependence on oil. Dingell's supporters, who included a number of other committee chairmen, expressed concern that Waxman would not be sensitive enough to the need to protect jobs as the country goes through that transition. Dingell's ouster also comes as the big automakers are foundering in their bid for a $25 billion bailout, another measure of the industry's declining power on Capitol Hill...