"Widespread concern" means that a lot of people are worried or troubled about something.
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Yet despite
widespread concern about the topic, 32 % of parents questioned by Internet Matters admitted they had yet to talk to their children about it.
Despite widespread concern about obesity among pet owners, in independent studies only 30 - 40 % of owners of overweight dogs thought their own dog weighed too much.
Recent studies linking testosterone use with increased risk of heart attack and stroke have
caused widespread concern among patients and their families.
From time to time there arises a case concerning some professional whose actions — and omissions —
raise widespread concern and lead to much publicity.
The company announced a Q1 2018 update today,
addressing widespread concerns about just how many of the more affordable electric sedans it could ramp up to producing.
With widespread concern over a collapse of the world's fisheries, during the past 50 years those length restrictions have only increased.
They have been undertaken because of
widespread concerns at the length of time taken for resolution of native title matters, and the cost of running the system.
Her area of study, assessment and improvement of animal welfare, is a matter
of widespread concern and plays an increasingly important role in policy and regulatory decisions about food production.
Per the New York Times, what began
as widespread concern over the company's Cambridge Analytica data - sharing scandal has now apparently transformed into a sort of panic over possible further leaks of potentially damaging internal information like Bosworth's memo.
This has understandably caused
widespread concern throughout the education sector about how many school buildings have cladding which is not fire resistant.
The regulation was part of a larger plan to improve teacher recruitment and preparation nationwide, inspired
by widespread concerns about the quality of teacher - training programs (see «21st - Century Teacher Education,» features, Summer 2013).
Smoke also blanketed huge swaths of Northern California last week, which presents a
more widespread concern for the marijuana industry, according to Nick DiNicola, whose company, DiNicola Insurance Services, brokers insurance for companies in the cannabis space.
MoviePass has issued an update for its iOS app that removes «unused app location capability,» apparently a response to
widespread concern after the company's CEO said: «We watch how you drive from home to the movies.
The inquiry heard numerous horror stories of medical procedures performed without consent, as well as
widespread concern from the judiciary and members of the legal profession on the need for interpreter services in legal processes.
Though 76 percent of millennials emphasized that business was a positive force in the world, the majority believe that large corporations can — and should — do more to
alleviate widespread concerns such as conflict, inequality and corruption.
With Japan in its fourth recession since 2008, the Euro Zone teetering on the brink of deflation, and
widespread concerns around the sustainability of China's infrastructure - led growth model, it's not hard to see why the IMF revised their forecasts.
But it was BioShield's third provision that
provoked widespread concern among members of two subcommittees, one from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the other from the Committee on Homeland Security, which convened jointly today for their first discussion of the legislation.
Recently, a security researcher discovered that Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus was collecting detailed information from its users,
prompting widespread concerns about user privacy.
A New Scientist poll
reveals widespread concern about swine flu among public health officials and epidemiologists, many of whom have obtained supplies of antiviral drugs for their own families.
Last year, the English Court of Appeal's decision in Jivraj v Hashwani
sparked widespread concern among many in the arbitration community that «nationality» provisions in arbitration clauses (including those in the ICC and LCIA Rules, incorporated by reference into countless contracts) might be void under English law, in relation to appointments made in the UK.
New elections in Greece would not only mean further instability to the southern economy as it would also
increase widespread concerns over the stability of the European Union.
ANALYSIS: A convergence of geopolitical and political events is causing
widespread concern across Europe and the US, and WA's gold sector could offer some stability for investors.
But the vote,
underlining widespread concern among EU politicians about American dominance of the Internet industry, would be a significant public challenge to Google's business in Europe.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Market News
reported widespread concern in 2014 about tightening organic dairy supplies, with supermarkets in many parts of the United States posting signs about organic milk shortages by the end of the year.
Reports of the explosion also provoked
widespread concern further away in China, with many commentators speculating about the timing of the event — just hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to open a summit of BRICs nations in southern China.
Labour is calling for cross-party talks on how religious education is conducted and monitored in the state sector as a special poll for the Observer
shows widespread concerns about the use of taxpayers» money to fund faith schools in a multicultural Britain.
The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), which replaced Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) following the introduction of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, formed part of the statutory Development Plan and proposals for regional spatial strategies to review whether green belt areas were still justified
attracted widespread concern.
He
noted widespread concerns that the present system of legal remedies for complaints with the press are «slow and expensive» and concluded: «It is only sensible that better ways forward are considered.»
But there is
widespread concern within the industry about the quality of journalism being published online, with «clickbait» often ruling the roost and the performance of reporters being judged solely on visitor numbers as opposed to the standard of their copy.
In light of
widespread concern surrounding school safety following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Ulster County officials are seeking comments from the public about how best to make the county's schools safer places.
NUKE BILL OUTCRY — POLITICO's Danielle Muoio: The latest draft of a controversial nuclear subsidy bill is
drawing widespread concern from wind and solar leaders who say the newest language would hurt programs designed to expand renewables in New Jersey.
It
included widespread concerns that mandatory reconsiderations add «confusion, obstruction and complexity to the appeals processes» with «little or no added value compared with the older automatic revision process».