| 单词 | concerned |
| 例句 | We soon got to the heart of the matter: what really concerned Farmer was what I would write about him in Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I seem to have persuaded Susan and Robert, who no longer look concerned for my mental stability, but Caleb narrows his eyes at me, the way he does when he suspects someone of duplicity. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I believed the concerned look on his face revealed confusion about what he was going to do in light of this evidence, and I considered the judge's newfound confusion and concern to be real progress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “In another world. I’m concerned for her safety. And I need to know what Lord Asriel is doing.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But as far as I’m concerned, a moon is a moon, and they all bear remarking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The camel driver, though, seemed not to be very concerned with the threat of war. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents and brothers were in the living room, but they didn’t seem overly concerned with Virgil. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “In my experience—in our experience,” Mae said, casting a fond glance at Birdie, “it’s best for all concerned if you simply go ahead and be what you are meant to be. Saves valuable time.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z As far as she’s concerned, her and Granddaddy’s house will always be my “home.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z "Though your exhibition was quite enchanting and clever, I'm concerned. And I've spoken with the Beauty Minister." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Did Teenie give you the extra blanket I left for you?” he asked, sounding concerned. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I’m concerned, he’s a waste of good hair.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z If the voice sounded less dominant and more concerned, the surgeon tended to be in the non-sued group. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He had been seated next to Dr. Bledsoe, but so concerned had I been with the president that I hadn't really seen him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z What he was most concerned about was getting to the lab sink to wash his hands as fast as possible. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “You mean that old brown hat? Your grandfather’s hat? As far as I’m concerned, officer, you can keep it. And you!” she said to Clayton. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, the whole thing was a bad dream. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, it’s not wrong for a man to bring a little experience to a marriage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Historical sciences are concerned with chains of proximate and ultimate causes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Poillon, concerned that Berkeley’s broad patent claims might provoke a messy interinstitutional fight, pleaded with Lawrence to narrow his claims to avoid controversy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I mean, what I did was way, way out as far as white folks were concerned. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor would have been more concerned about these questions if he Wasn’t trying so hard to stay alive. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z You might think that those who think that the idea of discovery is a fiction would welcome such cases, but no: as far as they are concerned, multiple discoveries are fictions, too. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “He is? Lucky Hazara, having such a concerned master. His father should get on his knees, sweep the dust at your feet with his eyelashes.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The most stubborn problems were concerned with peanuts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “If you wanna keep working, go for it. Far as I’m concerned, we’re only fixing the posts for your science project. And since it’s a prairie dog, no need to fix the fence.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Only a few relatives knew that two generations before, the name had been Doufinakas, but his Greek ancestor George, as far as Dell was concerned, had done the right thing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Shake it off,” Aimee told me, because as far as she was concerned, I’d done one of my best bar routines ever. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If this sheet was not necessary as far as she was concerned, then she could remove it, for it was clear enough that Gregor could not derive any pleasure from isolating himself away so completely. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he was concerned because the snow was so deep. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I’m concerned,” Lina was continuing downstairs, “when it comes to husbands, the older the better.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As far as my sisters are concerned I have to say they didn’t care. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Many a night, I drifted off to sleep, filled with wonder at how the two-edged-sword teachings so hurt, confused, concerned, and upset the government full of men trained highly in all of the modem sciences. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted no part of a plague, but the merch and his guards didn’t seem remotely concerned. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Since I had become a Soul and since Froelich had started attending rehearsals, I had become less concerned about him, but Ham was another matter. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He was not concerned, Mr Compson said, about the courage and the will, nor even about the shrewdness now. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Ambiguity seems to be an essential, indispensable element for the transfer of information from one place to another by words, where matters of real importance are concerned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s got to get old,” Cabot said, shaking his head, almost sounding truly concerned. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Louis never minded if his scientific staff had higher degrees or not: The important thing, as far as he was concerned, was that they had knowledge and were hardworking and dedicated. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Now, Luke, how are you doing?” he asked, sounding all concerned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He has a concerned expression on his face that doesn’t look right. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When I say it to Willem, he just nods, looking concerned. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At first, the policeman who talked to me seemed kind of nice and concerned about Joey. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z White was also very concerned about the fate of Mollie Burkhart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If the women next door are so concerned about Enrique’s interests, why did some of them treat him like a dog, she wonders, when he lived in their home? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Will told him most of what had happened, leaving out only what concerned him alone: his mother, the man he killed, his father. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Henry—imagining, perhaps, some trembling Kassandra gibbering prophecies to a chorus of policemen—was far more concerned about the psychic. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Everybody is just walking along concerned with his own problems, his own life, his own worries. And we’re all expecting other people to tune into our own agenda. ‘Look at my worry. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z As happy as I was to have her photo there, I was also deeply concerned. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “The tip was anonymous, and as far as the investigating officer—who is me—is concerned, the case is closed. There won’t be any more charges.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The quality of the care concerned them; they thought I was at risk for infection. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think they’d be equally concerned that we don’t tell people we saw them?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The mulefa were happy to let her, but too busy to be concerned. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “He was more concerned with the hard winter that year, and for the future.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Wes and I look at each other; he’s just as concerned as I am. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was already concerned that Bri wasn’t eating when he wasn’t around to supervise her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The workers seemed rather concerned and helped me up most politely, smiling in the friendliest fashion. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrunched his mouth up, his concerned forehead W deepened, and he said “Hmm” a few times to himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I look up at Rondell, his face concerned and so sad. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Now that he was actually seeing the other team, he seemed not at all concerned about the outcome of the game. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He turned to me looking very concerned and troubled. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “The concept of a safe rate of radiation,” the study declared starkly, “simply does not make sense if one is concerned with genetic damage to future generations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Y’all are out of control. For real. As far as I’m concerned, there is no money. Fab needs clothes and school supplies,” Chantal says, pointing to me, then at her sisters. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, mine was the slowest, most no-tips time of day, and sometimes he’d stick around most of that hour teaching me things, for he didn’t want to see me fired. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “But no, I am not in a hurry. I was merely concerned that you would not make the plane.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Jean led him into the small house, and though he was concerned for the dogs, Matty found himself looking around as they walked through, remember ing what the blind man had asked. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z They were an opinionated, high- energy bunch, and best of all, as far as Katherine was concerned, they were all as smart as whips. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, they should all get shipped back to Africa or wherever it was they came from. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps there was sickness in the temple, or some other untoward event that prevented their coming, but whatever the reason, Tree-ear was growing concerned for his friend. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z None of this is to suggest that we ought not be concerned about violent crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He seemed more concerned with convincing himself than me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The other bonus of this approach, as far as he was concerned, was that it treated the symphony, not other operas, as a structural starting point. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Sim leaned over and lay his hand on my shoulder, the very picture of the concerned friend. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As far as authority is concerned, calm people quietly dying is a lot easier to deal with than angry people fighting for their lives. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Women were always the crudest where other women were concerned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There is no doubt as far as I am concerned that at this present moment she is far from adequate to be a member of our staff. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Bellarmine told Galileo that he could talk about Copernicanism if he did so hypothetically—Copernicanism being, as far as Bellarmine was concerned, untrue. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It sounded like a callous way to put things, but the way he phrased it, so soft and concerned, I liked him. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z If these faraway intellectuals were much concerned with the lessons of native life, what about English and French colonists themselves, who knew intact native cultures for some three centuries? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Liam pushed himself up so that he was sitting beside me on the edge of the bed, a concerned look on his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If not, I’ll have to regulate because as far as I’m concerned, they’re the ones on probation in my and how many friends I have made because of it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you concerned about making the wrong moves and having no one there to help you?” for instance. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Welcome to the hospital waiting room, where every face is a concerned face. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He freely acknowledged that he'd made poor decisions, particularly where women were concerned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As the visitors tapered off, she became very concerned about collecting the two insurance policies that my father had always been proud he carried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the historian Kenneth Gold has pointed out, the early educational reformers were also tremendously concerned that children not get too much schooling. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, this was my house too. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I just want you to know that I’m doing this for Lily, not you. As far as I’m concerned, you can rot in hell.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was a matter that concerned him a good deal, for the giving of names in his family was always surrounded by what he believed to be monumental foolishness. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But the dead of the city were only concerned with Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A man who travels a lot was concerned about the possibility of a bomb on board his plane. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That stuff was all done as far as I was concerned. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But I was less concerned at the moment with God’s judgment than the Captain’s. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The others stood around me, looking concerned and thoughtful. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The dog leaned over him, real concerned, and licked his face. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The voice had sounded loud enough to shatter stone, and yet no one else looked concerned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was Papa, sounding concerned and fatherly and soft and all the things that made her want to cry even more. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Also, Mr. Loomis may have been concerned about more than just staying alive. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And as far as the history of the Class of 1943 at the Devon School is concerned, this was the only part of our conversation worth preserving. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He had known lots of girls in grade school, and most of them looked way better than Ma as far as he was concerned. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Nor did he seem very concerned with that particular mission. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was also concerned that I couldn’t do my best in my English, shorthand, and typing classes, all of which would have been a breeze under any other circumstances. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Proud. Poor. Prickly where their honor is concerned but fierce fighters.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Maybe they were the only ones she herself had read; maybe they were on a recommended list; maybe she had discovered that they were sure fire as far as eleven-year-old girls were concerned. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Another argumentative thread, which began in 1815 and then ran throughout the remainder of the correspondence, concerned the French Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned that’s what Ice was, one of Harlem’s dead. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Some of the most upsetting news for southern sportsmen concerned the bobwhite quail. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Jam almost laughed through her skittering nerves at the thought of this creature being concerned with what Aloe would call home training and what Bitter would call brought-upsy. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Maybe I should have been honest with Dr. Zimmer's secretary, or pretended to be concerned about the ailing Rosen family and asked where I could deliver a pot of soup. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He strolled off—an easy, good-natured stroll to show he wasn’t concerned that Matt had disturbed his evil game. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Were you more aware, you would know or realize by now that the offending trousers were dispatched to you with our full knowledge that they were inadequate so far as length was concerned. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He must know about Seneca Crane, but he doesn’t look the least bit concerned. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Lion was so concerned about the problem that he called the animals together to discuss it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z My throat starts to swell, and I look away, and when I finally look back, Willem is still holding my eyes, appropriately polite and achingly concerned. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I half expected Mrs. Chase to turn into a raving lunatic at the mention of her stepdaughter, but she just pursed her lips and looked concerned. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It concerned murder, the slaying of a Florida family, a Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Walker, their four-year-old son, and their two-year-old daughter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z After Mom died, he came over a few times, tried to get me back on my board, but the ocean had dried up as far as I was concerned. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z If economics is a science primarily concerned with incentives, it is also—fortunately—a science with statistical tools to measure how people respond to those incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As far as the newbies were concerned, Sunny was a long runner and Patty ran the in-between. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Maybe I need to be concerned about my neighbors, too? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I was still concerned the principal would figure out I had never finished eleventh grade, so I didn't put up a fight. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Bobby Moch—as everyone concerned would eventually learn—was nobody’s fool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was “we,” the graduating class, the unit, that concerned me then. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many consultations with the Game Department, whose officials were concerned about the salmon runs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He looked down smiling as he passed, patting shoulders, concerned with small wounds. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was concerned that the shock of this news would cause a relapse in his wife's illness. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “June, I really don’t think . . .” “Rewrites are free. I’m just as concerned about making it perfect as you are.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Frogs were cash as far as Doc was concerned, the price was standard and Lee had a double profit. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We were a little concerned that when we had paying guests, which would be soon, this might be a problem. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I feel triumphant as we leave the trampoline, but also a little concerned. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Predominantly, we concerned ourselves with very happy memories, and those two hours we spent together in the tea lounge were, I would say, extremely pleasant ones. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the issues that always concerned us was how to keep the idea of the struggle before the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had formed the notion that it was concerned with magic, with the movements of the stars and planets, with tiny particles of matter, but that was guesswork, really. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t overly concerned in the beginning—nor were Dennis and Jack, for that matter—that I was employing my own life as material for my alter identity. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After a couple of weeks, prison officials were so concerned that they sent him to the state hospital for the mentally ill. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I am concerned that she may mean to end me. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The only thing that concerned him was the levees. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Where ramblers and visitors are concerned, they are more inventive, only using physical force as a last resort if tales of new-planted grass, or a dangerous bull on the loose, are not sufficient. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I jogged after her, not too concerned that she was getting ahead. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mummy gives me a hug, one of her long, concerned hugs, but I don’t speak to her about anything. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I’m a joke as far as Buz is concerned. He thinks people are strange if they even read books. Besides,” I added bitterly, “what would a writer be doing working out of a slave market?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The two sheriff’s deputies looked more annoyed they’d been called to the Deuce for another fight than concerned about what had actually happened. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Haven’t you just said it concerned me from beginning to end?” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z The principal question he cared about concerned development: How does an organism emerge from a single cell? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As far as Aristotle was concerned, as we saw in Chapter 3, causal explanations had four components: the formal cause, the final cause, the material cause and the efficient cause. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Listening to all the voices around me acting concerned, I remembered that even though everyone knew my name, no one really knew me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He wasn’t seriously concerned about the Japanese crew, from Tokyo Imperial University. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I notice that none of the officers manning them seems too concerned when the squad cars pull up, which tells me he probably isn’t with them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t seem concerned about spending hours lying in the sun, because their olive skin only burnished and became more radiant, while mine either freckled or fried. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In July, Clement had presented the Durham Chamber of Commerce with a list of eighty-eight demands, covering nearly every area that concerned the city’s black population—including the formation of a Human Relations Commission. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I ask Mom why Dad’s mad at Kyro, but she says, “It’s nothing for you to be concerned about.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, really sorry,” he said, running to fetch her back, looking very concerned about his forgetfulness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her first attempt, which failed utterly, concerned my attention to details. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom is hovering behind Jack, watching me with concerned brown eyes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Jim might as well have been a ghost in the house as far as I was concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z For the most part, art is concerned with reflected light effects rather than with radiant light. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We had doubts about this man’s loyalty, and it concerned me that he knew what we were planning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sluggers chose me and, as far as I’m concerned, life is like a game of Whose Line Is It Anyway? We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Her tolerance of “Men’s Needs,” as far as her son was concerned, became the fuel for her unmanageable fury at her daughter. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they show some very staged- looking shots of concerned citizens welcoming grateful refugees into their homes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But with the heavens also in turmoil, all the immortals were too concerned with their own affairs to attend to the ones on earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked so genuinely concerned that Petra and Calder began to wonder if they had jumped to silly conclusions the day before. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She was really concerned, almost like she cared about me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, Cecile had nothing to say about Fern and Miss Patty Cake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tacitly understood in the Moller family that the less one knew about his cooking methods and what he put into the food, the better for all concerned. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione had been so deeply involved in helping Sirius escape from the Ministry of Magic that they were almost as concerned about Harry’s godfather as he was. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As far as we are concerned, events before the big bang can have no consequences, so they should not form part of a scientific model of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Call him God, call him Allah; as far as I’m concerned, no deity is looking out for any of us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed more concerned about the negative press than about what had happened to Emmett Till. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Unless Wick changed his mind, Ernest declared, he could “get the hell out of the Rad Lab, as far as I’m concerned.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The topic of disagreement is unknown, but likely concerned species formation, variation, and heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As far as the Nazis were concerned, he no longer had a name. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z You may be inclined to agree with the writer Calvin Trillin when he wrote, “As far as I’m concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before I became less concerned with making sure Malia and Sasha looked like the daughters of a future president than making sure they looked like they at least had a mother. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t have much of a conscience where food is concerned, especially when I’m hungry.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I was really sad that I would not be going with them, but I was even more concerned about my back. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was odd that she baked all those pies when she seemed so concerned about cholesterol. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I back away, pulling Izzi with me, knowing that the quicker we go our separate ways, the better it will be for all concerned. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As far as his appetite is concerned, he’s a Danaïdean vessel that never gets full. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Of course, Miss Katherine says everyone is right to be concerned, that this place ain't safe, no matter what kind of precautions we take.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned it was comically out of reach for someone like me, but he insisted that it was not, so I applied. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "Sure, I guess everybody has 'em, but I never heard of anybody here in the Brotherhood not liking you. As far as folks up here is concerned they think you're it. You heard any different?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the greatest paradox concerned his feelings about money. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bad where the men were concerned. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I am very much concerned that American Negroes achieve their freedom here in the United States. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The man appeared to be about as concerned over the theft as St. George was. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like, as far as the parents and teachers were concerned, he was a perfect principal. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In fact I knew nothing, for we ladies spoke with caution where our mistress was concerned. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Apparently, Ms. Blair had called my mom to tell her she was concerned about my well-being. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z As far as Tad was concerned, they couldn’t get much sturdier than that. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His scientific interests could be thoroughly down-to-earth, not just concerned with the heavenly spheres. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z This whole war is concerned with the killing of brothers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m concerned about the civilians,” he said, “because I don’t want the world to be mobilized against you as a butcher.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Jon wanted to mount up and ride again, but he was concerned about his missing wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My family was growing concerned about my haunted look; I was having trouble sleeping. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, there were only two sources of knowledge: reason on the one hand, and on the other sense experience, memory and testimony, all of which established matters of fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One of our earliest and longest debates concerned the relationship between the ANC and the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not heard from Jonathan for some time, and was very concerned; but yesterday dear Mr. Hawkins, who is always so kind, sent me a letter from him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z "As to Grand Maester Pycelle . . . if my sweet sister is so concerned for him, I would have thought she'd come herself. Instead she sends you. What am I to make of that?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Armpit pointed out what was written on the back of each ticket, but X-Ray wasn’t concerned. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z How little we understood what she suffered, how kind she always was and what an interest she took in everything that concerned us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For one thing, nobody seemed much concerned about crime. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The rat’s heading straight for Trub, but he doesn’t seem concerned. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He looked disturbed, but as far as Harry was concerned, that question could wait. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, if Andy Warhol was like me, then one day I’d be a cultural icon too. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned about gangrene but didn’t mention it. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, Dana must have done this to herself, and she deserves the grief she gets. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She could've carried it herself, but TJ was concerned about her back, about her muscles, because she was still recovering from the attack. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Rab, so concerned over a gun as he was, did an uncharacteristic, foolish thing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Truth be told, I am greatly concerned about things on my ship, boy. Not the ocean without, but the tides within.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But Hesiod has much to say about the gods, and a second poem, usually ascribed to him, the Theogony, is entirely concerned with mythology. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a quick turnaround, since I’m pretty sure when Peeta appeared the whole team was concerned about how dangerous he might be, especially to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She flew into a fit of concerned, if drunken, motherhood, and dragged Teapot home. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was devoted to him but never tethered to him, and as far as he was concerned, there was nothing wrong in this approach. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, East Shoal and everything that had happened was nothing but a figment of my imagination. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z While dramatic progress was apparent in the political and social realms, civil rights activists became increasingly concerned that, without major economic reforms, the vast majority of blacks would remain locked in poverty. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Harry had been afraid of the “concerned parent” attack. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “But look where we are. I mean—and this is just a wild thought—what if you weren’t so concerned with picking adventures that would get you more Keys to the City?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Beidleman began to grow concerned about the lateness of the hour. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Finn didn’t ask Jonas Apple why he’d drink a drink that tasted like aspirin, as concerned as he was about drugs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z If they’re as concerned about this matter as they claim, then let them judge the evidence in the case and cease using the case as manufactured evidence to wage war against segregation. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “A tiny nick on my arm, but you’re sweet to be concerned. Blood from our right side can cure anything, you know, but blood from our left side is deadly—” “You dimwit!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Citra “ceasing to be an issue” would be the best thing for Rowan, as far as Volta was concerned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Darkness was a sightless beast, as far as Virgil was concerned. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Dr. Cooke looks concerned and writes down some notes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The fact that no expedition had been to the top yet this year concerned him, therefore, because it meant that ropes had not been installed over much of this terrain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As far as we were concerned, this was the minimum acceptable constitutional threshold for a new South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed most concerned about Andy Harris and kept inquiring about his whereabouts. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He started to lean down, but Hazel yelped, “No, please!” as if she was genuinely concerned for the big goon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, the mystery of it all was a great way to keep his mind off missing Mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z International health authorities were urgently concerned to find the exact source of the monkeys, in order to pin down where in nature the Marburg virus lived. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We told her parents that the accident could have happened anywhere but they were very concerned for Maria.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Soccer was for Latinos, basketball for blacks, and the whites could keep their tennis and golf as far as he was concerned. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Whatever Jess was planning had Sam’s complete approval, simply because his mother could do no wrong as far as he was concerned. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But he would not be back, so far as those boys in Bataan were concerned, and neither would the soldier boy I’d married. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No, it makes no sense, but insofar as the Negro is concerned, nothing makes much sense. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t just concerned about the political disaster if a servant of the elves drowned within sight of the palace. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Hoover, concerned enough to plan on informing the secretary of state, ordered an immediate investigation of Sasaki. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the creature’s fearsome appearance, he was soft as potting clay where the baby was concerned. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Currently, as far as the government and my driver’s license are concerned, I was born on September 21, 1980...even though I was still resting comfortably inside my mom’s womb that day. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z If he didn’t show any of these signs, then we’d be concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized that Fito was concerned that he’d scared me away and that if he had, he would lose out on the rent he would be getting from us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In contrast to the Catholicism of school, the Mexican Catholicism of home was less concerned with man the sinner than with man the supplicant. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I concerned myself with these details at the time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dad told her he was never one to be concerned about “pride of appearance,” as he called it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Moss frowned at that one; it left him with a bad feeling, as if the guy was more concerned with being witty than caring. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “But you are my business, and I am concerned about what’s going on with you. You never drank before. I don’t want you using alcohol to numb yourself.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z My mom told my dad about the BBC News report, and how we were concerned that Martin might be affected by the riots. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She was especially concerned because she had four sons of her own. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As far as the Tuskegee airmen were concerned, it was the best plane in the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She’s in charge of the hospital laundry and claims I’m a hopeless case where white is concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They, like most tissue- rights activists, are less concerned about personal profits than about making sure the knowledge scientists gain by studying tissues is available to the public, and to other researchers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z My facial deformities didn’t present an ongoing danger to my physical health, but the doctors were concerned that they might make it hard for me to make friends. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the whole thing was over, and I’d gone there without even thinking about it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He was just concerned about me being made into a spectacle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I’m willing to be a philanderist for peace, but a lady can only go so far where perspiration odor is concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The event had been traumatic for the Hollywood Park officials and seemed to make them overly concerned about Smith. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned about the situation and had telephoned Robin from the United States to ask him his opinion. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The senator wasn’t the only one concerned about the broadcasters’ judgment. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z But I am also concerned for their dignity, for the health of their souls, and must oppose any attempt that Negroes may make to do to others what has been done to them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He was not for one moment concerned about his ability to start the third time. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The second myth is that the drug war is principally concerned with dangerous drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I am merely concerned for the competence of our technology. If it fails while you are around, I have to ensure that it does not continue to do so, you understand?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Gen was the only one who knew where the crystals were, and it was her greatest secret as far as both of them were concerned. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As far as Aristotle was concerned, phenomena included everything which was generally accepted to be the case. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Far as he was concerned he was lost in the fog and intended to stay that way—leastwise ’til his net was up, then he’d think about matters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z For he knew from the first day of his new life that as far as he was concerned his father considered the greatest force the only appropriate response. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Progressives concerned about racial justice in this period were mostly silent about the War on Drugs, preferring to channel their energy toward defense of affirmative action and other perceived gains of the Civil Rights Movement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m concerned you may have gotten off to the wrong kind of start this semester, Ryan Dean.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All mindless authority, as far as they were concerned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Jim was concerned that one of Carabayllo’s major health problems might be TB, but Peruvian doctors insisted that the illness was well under control. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z We must not only be concerned with what is happening to the soil; we must wonder to what extent insecticides are absorbed from contaminated soils and introduced into plant tissues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, I could now say that I had a “career” in fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Hints of past events can be found in Native American oral traditions, to be sure, but these are concerned more with interpreting eternal truths than the details of journalism and history. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Whether hereditary units were divisible or indivisible did not particularly bother him; what concerned him was whether heredity was actionable or inactionable: whether human inheritance could be manipulated for human benefit. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If Apollo would give it the matter was settled as far as he was concerned. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “What were you guys talking about?” he asked, speaking even faster than usual, as if he was concerned—or jealous. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dwight had his hands around my neck, he was already squeezing, by the time a few concerned customers finally came rushing out of the pharmacy and dragged him off me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As far as Galileo was concerned, though, it is clear that what he saw was real, in the everyday sense of the word. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z As far as the British were concerned, this included Cherokee territory, although the Cherokee Nation had never agreed to be part of France. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “But Mother, maybe you will need the special treatment,” said Jonas with concerned eyes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "I had my suspicions about this entire affair from the start. I came here for one reason only: to announce my resignation from all matters regarding the Westing estate, with sincere apologies to all concerned." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially when it concerned the free folk, where their disapproval went bone deep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I could see that my father was concerned, which was healthy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Evidently, Nat decided, Mr. Derby wasn’t too concerned about the trouble with France. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just as concerned as they were, if not more so. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I concerned myself with career changes and the adjustment period of living with a boyfriend for the first time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Only four people are here, which is the right number for any store as far as I’m concerned. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am concerned about the captain,” he says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As far as public opinion was concerned, the result of the raids was far more positive than even Palmer could have hoped for. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And there are indications that these chemicals lodge in tissues concerned with the manufacture of germ cells as well as in the cells themselves. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Some of you have come to me, concerned about the things that went down in Oakland a few days ago.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Rob was always especially concerned about the welfare of the Sherpas who worked for him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa are concerned, too, and close enough to do something: they take turns going to The Hague to nurse him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In the past she broached the topic defensively, but now she is hopeful, quietly concerned. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Senghor was greatly concerned by Oliver’s condition and insisted that he be attended to by his personal physician. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as Oshiro was concerned, it was all dense, dangerous jungle when they were out on reconnaissance missions known as “recon.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The doctors are more concerned with the damage my brain might have suffered from the explosions, since my concussion hadn’t fully healed to begin with. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z So far as Lupita was concerned, the rest of December was a sad time, a period of beloved Mexican holidays she missed observing. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A principal at a school in Shanghai that figured into the international testing was concerned enough about the stifling atmosphere that he instituted reforms to foster more creativity. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m starting the car,” he says, trying to hide how concerned he is. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Now, there’s one more thing. The girls were concerned about Child Protective Services getting involved.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad exchanged concerned and mature glances. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It shouldn’t have concerned him, but he didn’t want to be near her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was surprised and concerned to see Beck, Stuart, and Lou unpacking brand-new mountaineering boots that, by their own admission, had scarcely been worn. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It had started last year, because some parents were concerned that their children did not know the national anthem or the pledge. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She pushed the book toward them, and Harry and Ron read: • The ancient study of alchemy is concerned with making the Sorcerers Stone, a legendary substance with astonishingpowers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Baba isn’t that concerned about how the tent is split up. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The remaining eight hundred or so are refugees in District 13—which, as far as I’m concerned, is the same thing as being homeless forever. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Thomas felt like he’d been caught stealing, but he was genuinely concerned—Newt was one of the few people in the Glade he actually liked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Winnie was concerned, and I soon learned that there were press reports that I was having a toe amputated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell him I said so, but he usually is, where the Games are concerned.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Etienne says, “He seemed concerned for his job, for his daughter. For France, of course. Who wouldn’t be?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z —Well, I just wanted to let you know that I’m concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him and saw that he was concerned. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The obvious solution to my homelessness concerned me only briefly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “What you should know is that I’m concerned. Knowing what I was like at your age, I’m real curious about the whys of the trouble you been in.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He was very fond of his wand, and as far as he was concerned its relation to Voldemort’s wand was something it couldn’t help — rather as he couldn’t help being related to Aunt Petunia. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At first, they don’t seem too concerned about the rain, but then it starts to pick up more. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Almost as long as they had been code breakers, Elizebeth and William had been concerned about the impact of secrecy on democracy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “On the contrary, I shall get as many and good offers as possible and allow the decision for next year to be made by the individual concerned in the light of the possibilities.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Eleanor and I were EleanorandViolet.com, but as far as I’m concerned, the more voices here, the better. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One complaint I voiced to the International Red Cross concerned the arbitrary way we were charged by the warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had all Ferula’s clothing and any objects that might serve as reminders of her removed from the house and resolved that as far as he was concerned his sister was dead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The concerned look in Juanita’s eyes told me she truly believed the rumors. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A full sack of bread was a feast as far as we were concerned. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophelia visited him occasionally in the early 1990s, but with so many soldiers around, she quickly became concerned for her life as well as Paul’s. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It didn’t make sense for a man so concerned with saving money to be wasting a car like that. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I was concerned that the Communists were intent on taking over our movement in the guise of joint action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “To be perfectly honest, she’ll be unavailable every night, as far as anyone besides myself is concerned. No offense. And I’m sorry about your evening.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z No longer was everyone so obsessively concerned with his uniform. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost impossible to resist, as far as I’m concerned. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as they were concerned, he was some sort of crazy terrorist who had just parachuted into the Science Museum and taken six shots at the prime minister. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Throughout Europe, wherever the influence of Roman law was felt, the law concerned itself with the factum—the deed, or crime. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So if the more relaxed usage sounds better to your ear and you’re not concerned about being stricdy correct, allow yourself some latitude. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Polish girl tugged at my sleeve and gave me a concerned look. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, the only important thing was getting their help to keep their son away from his daughter. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Last night he had been too concerned with immediate problems to think about the goblet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “You mean six robots from the First Expedition. Are you sure? They may be subrobotic machines. Ten years is a long time as far as robot-types are concerned, you know.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Day or night, my father s courage never seemed to waver, despite receiving threatening letters as well as warnings from concerned friends. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Yes; he could sit here calmly and eat and not be concerned about what his family thought or did. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I was still concerned with the silence of God at communion. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother, concerned about the effects on her children of a drawn-out legal affair, opted to settle out of court, despite believing she had a larger wrongful death case. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Charles and I are both quite concerned about you; we hope you were not among those who made the first initial assault upon the Cotentin Peninsula. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The concerned Barnbridge, along with friends of Corcoran’s, yesterday alerted state and local police, who put out a Missing Persons Bulletin. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As far as he’s concerned they are dimwits and unworthy of my serious consideration. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z All the regulars were concerned about Rob’s drinking: he was missing days at work. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned I did not fit as the owner of that stately house because of the way I looked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As far as Mother was concerned, if Arm wanted to blast a hole in the side of the embassy, she would help him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She’s well known for just as soon firing her maids as looking at them, and as far as she is concerned, everything that lies outside the civilized boundaries of Johannesburg is Darkest Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that Sayle Enterprises wasn’t taking any more chances where he was concerned. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The appropriate answer, as far as she was concerned, was "tired," because the overly cheery instructor forced us to lie down on sticky rubber mats for twenty minutes after "lunchtime picture book." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She was concerned we were getting too involved and had lost a little bit of perspective about Joseph Brook. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z They are concerned not with the public as a statistical entity but with their particular public, their audience; quality rather than wide approval is what matters to them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too concerned about the safety of his family, so he hurried back to them almost immediately. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, no other actor could play vulnerable quite like Ethan Hawke, and I fell madly in love with him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Let’s not be too concerned with each other,” Vincent tells his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was from the Examiner and concerned the Highway 6 frog massacre. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But slow now; slow, quiet, don't turn, don't look, don't seem concerned. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z A common tenant complaint concerned invasive attempts by officials to prove that single women were living with men—a violation of both housing and welfare rules. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Still, my sisters were concerned, my older brothers angry. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Agencies concerned with vector-borne disease are at present coping with their problems by switching from one insecticide to another as resistance develops. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He's got the same concerned look on his face as the man walking the two dogs and Dr. Shabani at the race. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On top of her already fragile state, she is now terribly concerned—and feels guilty—about Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the execution, it seemed that Herbert was more concerned about his flag than his impending execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In efforts to cure her, concerned members of our town brought her holy water from seven holy rivers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Are you all right?" he asked, genuinely concerned, as she approached. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He could meet with his KGB handlers with ease, since, as far as MI6 was concerned, meeting with Soviet agents was part of Blake's job. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Really” “Yes, really. And, so for as this Quest for the Holy Grail is concerned, he seems to have been doing a sort of advanced course in Catholic dogma.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Only by “cooperation and close collaboration of all concerned could the solution possibly have been reached,” he wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Of course, as far as the little kids were concerned, the highlight of the whole party was not the birthday boy, Piper McNab, but the McNab’s new pillbox. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I took pleasure in how scrawny the rebels looked, while as far as the bonobos were concerned it was as if the attack had never happened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I was not there, so I don’t know, but if indeed he did the actual pushing, it was, as far as I’m concerned, a very impulsive thing. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably concerned that Workman, being unfamiliar with Seabiscuit, would overdo it and antagonize the horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “But do you really think,” he said, concerned, “that one can call psychology a science?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There was no mistaking the sound of a nun who was equal parts concerned, annoyed, and frustrated that she’d have to wade into the mud herself to save one of her more stupid students. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I usually notice stuff like that, especially where Erik is concerned, but today I didn’t. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Despereaux looked for a long moment into Mig’s small, concerned eyes and then there came a blinding flash and the sound of metal moving through air as Mig brought the kitchen knife down, down, down. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Maybe he was concerned only with babies dying. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was simply another case of the trickiness of adults where children were concerned. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I’m concerned,” the girl said, “you can count that as a major objection to Mercerism.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Doc looked concerned, and he bit at his bottom lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z For all they were concerned, we were so many names scribbled on fake ballots, to be used at their convenience and when not needed to be filed away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t really have time to chill. So as far as I’m concerned, this is a date.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She began to shake violently, and Kaede gathered her into her arms to quell the tremors, concerned that she would harm herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He left me to my thoughts, which mainly concerned my own adequacy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I thought about it, the more concerned I became about all the young black boys and men in that neighborhood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Taryn and I start for home, with her giving me concerned glances. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She smiles, a mix between a concerned pout and a grin, which makes her face look lopsided. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Systematically, in her kind, concerned voice she conjured up the macabre future in store for them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z On April 23, President Gerald R. Ford announced the war was finished as far as America was concerned. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He takes his hand away, lazily almost, lingeringly, this is not the last word as far as he’s concerned. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There were people looming over her—four of them, a woman and three men, strangers all—peering down, blinking, looking concerned. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Some of the older men were concerned that a young woman was speaking for our tribe. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She was the only one who was not so concerned about the possibility of moving. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Kaede choked back a laugh; he had never been so concerned for her safety before she was called to go on this journey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Personally, it wasn’t wights that concerned me most, but hollows. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Always an open-minded person, she became more tolerant of Charles’s views, and she seemed to be less concerned about his lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He started asking questions—about my relationship with my family, about why my friends were concerned about me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The horde were more concerned with licking wounds and feeding their stomachs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly contaminate our world. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But at this news he appeared genuinely concerned. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The whole pageant seemed like such a lost cause that it didn’t even occur to me to be concerned by the fact that I didn’t have an escort. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z If he was at all concerned about its contents, he made no outward sign of it as he faced them again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He looks concerned and bewildered, a sudden, startling reminder to me of just how young he is. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As the leaders of the Action Committee, we were worried that the others would wonder at our absence and I was concerned about who would be running the campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Please don’t put it in the papers either, as I am concerned for my privacy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to go. I am quite ready to stay behind. As fur as I am concerned any one’s welcome to my place.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The thing I’m most concerned with is how I’m going to ride a bike. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I was always a little concerned with the idea—you know, this guy’s going to come back and write a story that’s going to be read by a couple of million people. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z No one seemed concerned about Edward, though I explained over and over that he was the hero — how he had pulled me out of the way and had nearly been crushed, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But Priddy was concerned that his attempts to achieve eugenic sterilizations would still be challenged by state and federal courts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Soon all concerned would be back where they belonged, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle being fitted together; and soon it must be discovered that three of the pieces were missing... The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He helped Bob Timmons scrape paint from his shed and weeded flower beds with Mrs. Herbert Crow, a woman who concerned herself with flower arrangements and treated Ishmael’s mother formally. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Where the penguins were concerned, nothing was ever too much trouble for him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Like Hermione, he seemed to want to concentrate on getting Harry through the last task before they concerned themselves with anything else. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z C. J. said, “We have to be very concerned and very puckered if it is of the same ilk as Ebola.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when Tessie heard the front door close had she become concerned. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were concerned that my stand-out-in-a-crowd face might make me afraid to go out in public, let alone do things like talk to people. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The children, when they saw Theresa by the front door, looked concerned. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In April, May and June, most of the speeches made in Congress concerned Kansas. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Miss Saunders is the first teacher who ever called here to talk about what was going on with you. I like that. It shows she’s concerned, that this job ain’t just about the money.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of unhatched chicks," pointed out Quintus. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Desperate was white noise, as far as Eleanor was concerned—it was the hope that pulled at her heart with dirty little fingers. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Rivera called again at noon, concerned because the apartment was getting colder by the minute, my mom told them to stop by. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His brain is a two-passenger minimum ride as far as he’s concerned—alone and busy or thinking with company. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I said I felt that as far as the American black man was concerned they were both just about the same. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At its inception, the topics for discussion almost always concerned research done elsewhere; by 1936, they almost always concerned research carried out at Berkeley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The boys were welcome to \\ them so far as Theon was concerned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I needed to be somewhere where people wouldn’t be sad, where the thoughts concerned life, not death. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And she was still concerned about Charles’s lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea that the teacher didn’t like me did not count as far as conduct was concerned. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Oh my God,” he says, because really, the last person Zahra needs to be concerned about leaking sordid details is Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t my fingernails she was concerned with, that I was sure of. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was concerned: he felt his companion’s shoulder and arm tenderly, and embraced her swiftly before calling to Will. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She wasn’t even concerned about whether or not he’d kiss her back—of course he would. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Thus, as far as plant and animal domestication was concerned, the head start and high diversity lay with Eurasia, not with Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He merely assured Inspector Thomas Mathew that as far as he was concerned Velutha did not have the patronage or the protection of the Communist Party. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their dirty blonde hair was frizzled out, like unraveling kite strings dragged through too many hands, but they didn’t seem to be concerned about what they looked like. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She seemed mostly concerned that I understand the impor-No, I'm not kidding. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As far as they were concerned, we were all just Coalwood kids together. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “They could all run around naked as far as I’m concerned, but when Daddy comes to market, he likes to arrive with his driver dressed with style,” he explained. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, they can go jump in a lake. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Okay, to be honest, I can abide by the limitation of obviousness, but the “feels” part was a done deal as far as the Wild Boy of Bainbridge Island was concerned. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Puzzled, but not concerned, Angel went to her own apartment. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The vast majority of letters concerned misplaced apostrophes, of course, in potato’s and lemon’s. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Besides, as far as I was concerned, being one of Mrs. Brenner’s clients was more than enough to make a person skip town. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It’s been getting clearer and clearer for months. I am becoming seriously concerned, I can’t deny it —” “Then flee,” said Snape’s voice curtly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Berrange read him the first passage, which concerned the need for ordinary workers to cooperate with each other and not exploit one another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as Browne was concerned, the word he needed did not exist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Everyone claims that I’ve gotten them right, and while they compare their inner selves, I go to Carlyle, a bit concerned. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I’ve been reading about Ben. It looks like a chip off the old block as far as basketball is concerned.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re not a very religious family, but where death is concerned, it pays to be open-minded. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But the Church was as concerned with this world as the next: I saw that virtually all of the achievements of Africans seemed to have come about through the missionary work of the Church. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And what we were all waiting for really concerned only me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was not our place to question the regent, and as far as he was concerned, the matter was settled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the war Fankuchen lost interest in viruses, and, though Bernal dabbled at protein crystallography, he was more concerned about furthering good relations with the Communist countries. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "He can keep his pearls and palaces as far as I'm concerned," said Aravis. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He rubbed his hand over the side of his face, looking all concerned, like he just realized he made a mistake. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If I was concerned about their safety or whereabouts, I could always check in with the agents, but I tried not to. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “After just one post? What did you write? I didn’t even read it before you posted it,” she says, sounding concerned. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I was not interested in the Hell’s Angels, but the larger question that concerned me was whether we had, as Strini suggested, become stuck in a mind-set that was no longer revolutionary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had water from the rainfall and he didn’t seem too concerned with hunger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It don’t seem too concerned about us, probably thinking it can snap its shell shut and dive underwater faster than we could get to it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Later, I heard my parents' concerned voices behind the closed door of the study. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “It’s time, Mama. As far as Karen is concerned, Mary Helen and Alice and Cynthia are as good as dead.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Far’s I’m concerned, those girls don’t have a mother.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Hooke and Newton were both, as far as their science is concerned, entirely seventeenth-century figures, though they did both live into the new century. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “A friend of the nurse. She’s concerned because she doesn’t speak German. She understands a bit, but is not able to speak.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Genie wondered how “concerned” Grandpop really was, hiking through the trees like that, occasionally tripping over ground roots that Crab couldn’t kick away. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The fact that there were any good wells at all within a day’s march of the city only went to prove that Daenerys Targaryen was still an innocent where siegecraft was concerned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Especially useful contributions have been made by ecological geographers, cultural anthropologists, biologists studying plant and animal domestication, and scholars concerned with the impact of infectious diseases on history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As far as Charlie was concerned, the Great Hunter was an Indian spirit who lived in our woods. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I have never been able to do anything right in my life as far as she’s concerned. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She turns to find Marco hovering behind her, notebook in hand and looking quite concerned. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Worth more than any person could ever need. Why are you so concerned with those few small pieces?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The greater families were also concerned with events in the Kingdom at large, and many of their members studied its ancient histories and legends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The first enigmatic bargain concerned the expansion of slavery into the West and actually occurred in the Confederation Congress that was also meeting in Philadelphia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A plasma, a gas of charged particles, is just like a metal plate as far as the Casimir effect is concerned. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "Something must have disturbed the horses," said Primus, concerned. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t they be more concerned about the approaching war? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z On another day the nuns got all excited because Colonel Aureliano Buendía had urinated under the chestnut tree without being concerned that the schoolgirls were in the courtyard. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mama was concerned about charity, about earning what she got by pulling her own weight, not making a fuss, and being kind to others. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Only the Elves still preserve any records of that vanished time, and their traditions are concerned almost entirely with their own history, in which Men appear seldom and Hobbits are not mentioned at all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A later commentary tried to reconcile the three commentaries by the method of pilpul, the result being a happy one for someone who enjoyed pilpul but quite strained as far as I was concerned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Finding no answer, I told myself that I was a fool to worry about it, that no matter what I did I would be wrong somehow as far as my family was concerned. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Saying good-bye at the end of a visit, Craig would give my dad a final, concerned look and pose the usual question about his health, only to be given the merry brush-off of “I’m fine.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “These capitalists, these bloodsuckers are only concerned with their profit.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, this is like a business transaction. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I would kinda hope all of my teachers are concerned about me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your father and I want you to know that we’re very concerned about your safety, Hiram. Are you sure things are going to stay under control?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z As the outside world grew more meaningful, I became more concerned, tense; and my classmates and my teachers would say: “Why do you ask so many questions?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fair enough,” he says, “but why were the Abnegation so concerned with finding the Divergent? It wasn’t to help Jeanine, was it?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I’m concerned, 105 does not exist.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m calling because I’m concerned about Andy’s performance and behavior in class. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Your unconscious was simply telling your body: I’ve picked up some clues that we’re in an environment that is really concerned about old age—and let’s behave accordingly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is you we are concerned with now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Its books are still being investigated, but one, at least, of the men concerned was a member. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Late that night, the blind man listened with a concerned look on his face while Matty described Trade Mart. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I am gravely concerned about the behavior of Mr. de Klerk today. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are therefore two great problems which the Party is concerned to solve. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z So far as he was concerned, she might have been born in her severe, her sexless, long and shapeless habit, always black or gray. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I understand. We understand. And we were a little concerned, but not mad. Never mad.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I know how concerned Isaac is, but I also know that Jasmine doesn’t want to talk about her dad all the time. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He frowned and sat forward, looking mildly concerned. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Suspicious as always of doctors, Bobby was also concerned about communicating in Serbo-Croat. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Bas would announce that we were all going to Koco's, and that he would personally fail the test to help the grading curve for the people who were so concerned with studying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The man in black kept advancing, and Inigo was aware that behind him now he was coming closer and closer to the edge of the Cliffs, but that could not have concerned him less. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I kind of felt bad for my mom because she was so sure this was going to be the perfect activity for me, but as far as I was concerned, fencing wasn’t it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Today we are concerned with a different kind of hazard that lurks in our environment — a hazard we ourselves have introduced into our world as our modern way of life has evolved. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She has this earnest look on her face, as though she’s concerned about me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned not only about my safety but also that I might embarrass everyone by doing something wrong. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned about Oliver’s health and wanted to persuade him to receive treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were also concerned about the idea of nationalization, insisting that the ANC and the Freedom Charter supported blanket nationalization for the South African economy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “My contract expires in June,” he announced to all concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let her come back,” I says, “far as I’m concerned.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So he was fitting in just fine as far as I was concerned. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned that seeing some of the witnesses—people who had dealt with him when he was in foster care—might upset him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “My dad gave it to me. He’s concerned about my driving behaviors.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z At the end of the thirtieth day of festivities, with sixty days more of partying to enjoy, Buttercup was genuinely concerned that she might lack the strength to endure. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “He himself was rather awestricken by what had occurred,” remembered Gold, “greatly concerned by the terrible destruction which the weapon had wrought.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The study of philosophy was thus seen as a preparation for the study of theology because both disciplines were concerned with the explication of authoritative texts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I was grateful to this man for worrying about me, but I couldn’t help but wish it were my own father standing here, concerned about my welfare. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The trouble was, the forewarning was no use at all, not so far as the mice were concerned. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z What is concerned here is not the morale of the masses, whose attitude is unimportant so long as they are kept steadily at work, but the morale of the Party itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As far as the school was concerned, he had gotten away with it, and he graduated with his class—and his Band-Aids. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, verdict or no verdict, her innocence was not in doubt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Any other business owner would be more concerned with the employees cutting themselves, not the stupid cans. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z WITNESS: They have got no vote as far as Parliament is concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as the other kids were concerned, Cara was there, but just barely. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z It was longer than any drinking horn that Thor had ever seen, but he was not concerned. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I knew already that they concerned me and were addressed to some of the most important men in the whole country. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Yali’s question concerned only the contrasting lifestyles of New Guineans and of European whites, it can be extended to a larger set of contrasts within the modern world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The more difficult answer—the more courageous one—is to say yes, yes we should be concerned about the behavior of men trapped in ghettoized communities, but the deep failure of morality is our own. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We together on a huge hall’s speaking platform, and that vast audience before us, miraculously manifested, as far as I was concerned, the incomprehensible power of Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The engineers of the concerned municipality sawed off the tusks and shared them unofficially. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "They seem concerned about you. They've been waiting for a long time." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Both my father and my grandfather were late starters so far as children were concerned. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex noted that a few of the boys looked concerned, even frightened. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She was concerned with the state of my soul. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And as far as the art is concerned, she’s learning how to pose better every day, and doesn’t ask for much: she’s fine with nothing but bread and coffee, as Vincent is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was so angry, so frustrated with his missing memories that he wanted to punch another bookshelf, but his friends’ concerned faces brought him back to the present. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He regarded her with a concerned shake of his head, the jowly folds under his chin waving back and forth, his clawlike hands clutching the sheets. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The Humbug winced and Milo looked terribly concerned. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The way they were—a braid of brilliance and bravado—concerned everyone. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Government officials working for the Office of Indian Affairs were also concerned that Mollie was slowly being poisoned. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I think he has, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we have to become the best of friends, although as far as I’m concerned, it would make our time here more bearable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Looked, now, like she was wrong about one thing: you were never shut of people where money was concerned. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “It contains a few facts I’m concerned about,” said Nels, pulling a pen from his coat pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Besides, it was not the European war that concerned me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thing I tell them is that at least where my own particular Black Nationalist organization, the Organization of Afro- American Unity, is concerned, they can’t join us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was concerned that his family living in Germany would be killed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Duntz’s story concerned a father and son who shall here be known as John Senior and John Junior. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They were more concerned with price—it should be affordable—and that it have the number of rooms they needed, including a study for Charles, as well as quarters for servants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z DDT, methoxychlor, malathion, phenothiazine, and various dinitro compounds are among the numerous pesticides that have been found to inhibit one or more of the enzymes concerned in the cycle of oxidation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But there was another finding in the survey that perhaps explained why parents were not all that concerned: They themselves were massive consumers of media. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss pretended to be concerned about our future. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that they were seriously concerned about their preliminary heat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They charged that Bliss was more concerned about protecting his reputation than admitting the obvious truth: The body of a forty-nine-year-old man in previous good health had been destroyed by infection and starvation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Whatever information we provide must still make sense to us two centuries later, and must still seem important, or the conversation will be an embarrassment to all concerned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jon,” he shouted above the roar of the storm, “I’m concerned about the tent. Do you think it’s going to be O.K.?” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about your children,” Dr. King told concerned parents. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now I know what I’ve been suspecting: as far as this thing is concerned, she is powerless. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For just one instant, I was actually concerned about whether or not I could hit the ball and score. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how long the questioning lasted or what it concerned, as I was drugged more or less heavily all the time and have no memory of it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad looked concerned, but Mrs. V held me tightly and bounced me on her knees. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I was a curious boy, but the schools were not concerned with curiosity. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I don’t know how she manages to sound so genuinely concerned and bossy at the same time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Sure, maybe I was right and Courtney was only concerned with saving her image. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He looks around to find that no one seems to be concerned with it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z As far as the crocus was concerned, it wasn’t so much a piece of me as something we discovered and enjoyed together. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It made me feel good to have my papa and grandpa so concerned about my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the optics were just right. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And then the policeman said, “Well, I think that probably settles it as far as I’m concerned.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He always made sure his kids never got into trouble, was concerned about money, and trusted the providence of the Holy Father to do the rest. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe says, “We need our rest. I’m concerned about all of you getting the sleep you need.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The whipping served its purpose as far as I was concerned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z All the time, he was looking at me, concerned. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He claimed he was concerned, and it wasn’t only him: God was concerned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As far as Dell was concerned, Cheddar could pull his own weight back there. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He knew what the American Revolution had promised, that slavery violated that promise, and that Franklin had gone to his Maker reminding all concerned that silence was a betrayal of the revolutionary legacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Other early reports concerned the victories of Ian Smith’s troops in Rhodesia and detentions of government opponents in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "As far as I'm concerned, I've come to realize only just now that I'm fighting because of pride." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As far as the two-spheres theory was concerned, the voyages of Vespucci were deadly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, it had been a yearlong nightmare. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He doesn’t even know about race, nor is he concerned with his sisters’ marriage. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been one thing to show patience during the marches in the 1960s, but I wasn’t sure I could be so calm when it concerned my children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I’m concerned, you’re on probation until the last chocolate’s sold.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanner opened with a real quiet, concerned voice, so I’d know how sensitive he was to my situation, how he understood this was a “heavy” time for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mom, of course, is still crazy concerned about the problems at school. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z In effect, the agenda concerned the Super’s fate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Whats all this about respectable? Its not respectable I’m concerned about. I’m more concerned that you couldn’t—or wouldn’t—tell me about any of this.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A few concerned citizens were pressing in on Lance, all eager to be interviewed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I had no doubt that she violated her orders, and I would never counsel her not to do so, but it concerned me greatly that she might spend time in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were not concerned with getting off or lessening our punishment, but with having the trial strengthen the cause for which we were all struggling — at whatever cost to ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Flux! Did I accidentally overhear you’re concerned about this being your last day of summer?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It really isn’t much of a punishment unless you like the television programs right after school or are very concerned with your permanent record. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Just to get a feel for the stage—because as far as we were concerned, we were going to be on that stage performing in a few weeks. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She was explaining to Alice that as far as she was concerned there was nothing more valuable to the human body than sunbathing, and that nudist colonies were the answer to the world’s moral problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Here at Manderley a new day was starting, the things of the garden were not concerned with our troubles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z What solely concerned them was that affirmative action limited their chances, their plans. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He thrust his head and shoulders into the huddle, considering what play he should call next, but a part of him was not concerned with the play or the game. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He hoped that it would be a victorious one so far as his own troops were concerned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Matter, as far as Descartes was concerned, had only one fundamental characteristic, that it occupied space; it followed that there could be no vacuum, as this would be space with nothing occupying it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even though Big Ma read her Scripture daily, she hadn’t considered forgiveness where Cecile was concerned. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z So far as he was concerned, as yet, there might never have been such a thing as a single particle of sorrow on the gay, sweet surface of the dew-glittering world. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaunda, who had once been a member of the ANC, told us he was concerned about our alliance with white Communists and indicated that this reflected poorly on us in Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I knew the odds were against us, Mr. Dill's severe disabilities had made me privately hopeful that maybe a judge would be concerned and at least let us present additional evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Alaric held one ghostly hand to his chest, a concerned look on his face as he stared into the distance as if he were trying to remember. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Miss Thomas said, “I don’t doubt that at all, Bud. I’m not worried about your body being strong, I’m more concerned about your spirit. Lord knows Mr. Calloway is going to give it a test.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They themselves listened only to Greek music, an oxymoron as far as the rest of the world is concerned. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Just as obviously, Ella had recited a prophecy—a prophecy that concerned her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z ‘Wait, Johnny. What is that middle name? It begins with “L.”’ ‘As far as you are concerned, it ends with “L” too.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, concerned Milagro citizens commenced picking off the varmints from a distance, using high-powered guns and telescopic sights. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, this was pretty much mostly Grandpop’s fault. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Well,” he says, “perhaps this will be for the best for all concerned.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They were also concerned that I was using George as a conduit to communicate with Oliver in Lusaka, and assumed that the written statement would contain sensitive information. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were concerned only with their sale of produce. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The second case concerned a man in his twenties who was driving a truck with his wife in the passenger seat down Blacksmith Fork Canyon, a steep, windy road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She was extremely concerned when she saw me but I assured her I was fine and explained what happened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though it was Maplewood, I was still concerned about my safety. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “He’ll be killed by the gladiators, then. And everyone concerned with letting him escape is to be punished.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’m not concerned for myself,” she said sharply, pulling back a bit. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had been shivering lately, even in her parka hood, and she was concerned about him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, the people were more concerned with lawmakers lining their pockets at the expense of their constituents. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z As far as Kepler was concerned, elliptical orbits were merely an ad hoc hypothesis, and a rather repugnant one at that, because ellipses were clearly less perfect than circles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I ate dinner slowly, pushing my food around my plate long after everyone else had left the table and said, “I’m fine, just tired,” to my parents’ many concerned questions. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It builds body proteins, including some essential elements of blood plasma concerned with blood-clotting. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They had been concerned about this right from the start. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In fact, if somebody came in buying too much of it for his wife or child, you got concerned, because somebody taking that much BC was mighty sick and probably dying. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There really wasn’t anything else to the story as far as I was concerned. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Of course, America is concerned about our debt payments to her in the event of a freeze in German reparations. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately,” Darkness said, “your generation is less concerned with learning the stories as well as sharing them, and more concerned with modern conveniences. As such, we are losing our memories.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It did not occur to him that he was really concerned about his own suffering, since the dog had adjusted himself to frailty and old age. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother was concerned too, so he got an extra janitorial job to help us out, but he could not continue beyond the first month. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll be reporting that man, he’s more concerned about litter than proper security if you ask me... But why are you out here, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z From that day on, as far as I am concerned, everything that my brother Reginald has done is wrong. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, everything fitted; the terrible present fulfilled the recent past. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He did not seem at all concerned when now and then a guest checked out without advance notice, leaving her bills unpaid. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He disappeared, apparently not concerned about the creamy window anymore. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Above them is a picture of a concerned kindly man. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z "Pardon me, old man," the driver said, his voice concerned, "but you're not taking her up in Harlem are you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It may be pointed out, of course, that as far as long-distance motoring is concerned, I am something of a novice, and such simple oversights are only to be expected. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, Mama’s distress was bothersome. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Rashid knew she was concerned about how much time Tad spent alone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Since Mother seemed so concerned about Grosie and Papa, we held them in awe. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Striking to the contemporary eye, the 117 codicils of the Great Law were concerned as much with establishing the limits on the great council’s powers as on granting them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As far as the troll was concerned, his territory was being encroached on. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, all the Allens were to blame for what happened on that August night in 1957. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Garfield hadn't concerned himself with assassination risks, though he received some death threats by mail during his campaign. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I tell you this in the strictest of confidences, because you seem to be so genuinely concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “As far as they’re concerned, good riddance, one less disobedient worker to worry about. Must be something in the water here, because news on Maxwell Street is that Mrs. Walden’s son is gone, too.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z King Hizdahr shifted on his dragon throne, his face stony as he did his best to appear concerned but unperturbed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Roosevelt was very concerned about the physical hardship the camaradas were forced to endure on so little food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Since it was Sunday, I felt cross anyway because, as far as I was concerned, Sunday was a lost day. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We didn’t speak at Jesse’s funeral—I was too bound up in my own grief to be concerned with yours. I hope you can forgive me.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Funny how my slob of a daughter is suddenly concerned with cleanliness. When have you ever cared about that before?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A humane society truly concerned about its children would worry less about oddballs, computer games, and clothing, and more about creating the kind of schools kids would never dream of blowing up. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 13,000 years ago, as glaciers melted rapidly all over the world, conditions in Japan changed spectacularly for the better, as far as humans were concerned. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, this evening, as he came out from among the ash trees to talk to Captain Chervil, the General was feeling seriously concerned about several things. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘These are but herdsmen. They are not enemies, indeed they are not concerned with us at all.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It is no longer concerned primarily with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Because she hadn’t done the reading she was exempt from being called on, but Mr. da Silva sent concerned looks her way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z All of them are concerned with the development of a new language for thinking about, talking about and writing about science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z History was held to be concerned with facts—with things people had done. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps his face was white to make her look so concerned and frightened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “No reason to be concerned. You’ll get scholarships,” he said confidently. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I think the spirit of it applicable to every man concerned in the administration of the finances of a Country.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “My advisors were concerned you would be difficult, but you’re not planning on being difficult, are you?” he asks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He just accepted the things people did, without comment or judgment and maybe without being terribly concerned. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Water pollution experts throughout the United States are concerned by the fact that detergents are now a troublesome and practically universal contaminant of public water supplies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This was nearly unheard of, and made Marge a pariah as far as some white colleagues were concerned. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Are you feeling all right?” she asked, sounding concerned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He felt lucky that she didn’t expect him to make wads of money, but he was concerned about their finances all the same. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Jews read their burial services for Spinoza, meaning that he was dead as far as they were concerned; his family was run out of Spain, they ended up in Holland, I think. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A police captain who knew well the animosity between the Black Belt and Packingtown communities was deeply concerned. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She couldn’t have imagined the likes of an electric range, or a land where women concerned themselves with something called waxy yellow buildup. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But I could see in Miig’s face that he was concerned about how far the day had gotten away from us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, nothing had happened except that she had found her friend. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z If I had been alone I would have paid no heed to them, so concerned was I with finding some direction in the strange duststorm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nigerian Ambassador was deeply concerned about the Afro-Americans’ plight in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A Hindu upbringing and a Baptist education had precisely cancelled each other out as far as religion was concerned and had left her serenely impious. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z What he had to be concerned about was his treasure, and how he was going to go about getting it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They went back and forth about it, quite concerned, and then, as it was getting dark, my mother came home from work. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The rusalka’s concerned expression remained unchanged, and she vanished under the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “People. Suddenly, Bone Gap is full of concerned, chivalrous types with lots of extra toilet paper. Who knew?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Shadow was puzzled to realize that he was far more concerned with breaking the rules by climbing onto the Carousel than he had been aiding and abetting this afternoon’s bank robbery. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As far as I'm concerned, I'd happily spend the rest of my life out here.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I resolved that I would bite out my own tongue before I gave him the satisfaction of appearing frightened, or even concerned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And he realized that he really wasn’t there, as far as they were concerned. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned only with struggling up the slope of the hill. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Flis wife, Peach, became increasingly concerned about his immersion and the way climbing robbed their family of his presence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Real quiet, I open the napkin drawer, more concerned about Miss Leefolt seeing me than what they saying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She was concerned that he’d exhaust himself playing in a third tournament within two months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And beyond the bay was the City—the only city as far as I was concerned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "To join the other victims, I suppose? All neat and tidy. As far as I'm concerned he can stay where he is." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z And while Yasuko Namba lay dying on the South Col, I was a mere 350 yards away, huddled inside a tent, oblivious to her struggle, concerned only with my own safety. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As far as industrial food companies are concerned, that’s all we need to know. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She stayed in the sewing room, spinning out dire predictions for the newlyweds, every one of which was borne out to the letter, as all concerned were later able to verify. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Jack Neylan was concerned that the demands of Washington service would expose Berkeley’s faculty star to the no-win politics of the nation’s capital. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The doctors were also concerned that replacing the piece of skull stored in my tummy might cause an infection. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And the American and Soviet police had publicly stated that Mercerism reduced crime by making citizens more concerned about the plight of their neighbors. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The doctor, well-disposed, gave me many warnings about the dangers of this project insofar as my contact with Negroes was concerned. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked over at Jazz, expecting her to have her usual devilish grin she always has whenever she thinks people like her food, but instead she looked concerned. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She wanted to ask why the tsar sent men to fight, then, if he was so concerned with people dying. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z As Elizabeth grew older, Judge Cady may have become concerned about his daughter’s feminist philosophy. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We were concerned about how well our spacecraft and computers would work. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, they got it listed that you’re concerned with it,” the captain said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hate that we’re having this conversation when I have to leave for class, Malú,” Mom said, glancing at her watch before giving me her concerned parent look. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I am not concerned with us all, just myself. And believe me, I shall be perfectly fine. Now, sit, please.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z By 1588 astronomy had become concerned with the organization of the heavens in three dimensions, not just in two. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the early days especially, there was no conversation which was not concerned with him in some way or other, even if only in secret. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps vegetarians and concerned meat eaters can at least agree on this: We have to work much harder to make sure that animals on farms are treated with respect. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The same things occur where Fortune is concerned. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The agreement infuriated Chief Buthelezi, who severed relations with the NP and formed an alliance with a group of discredited homeland leaders and white right-wing parties solely concerned with obtaining an Afrikaner homeland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as the state of Mississippi is concerned, this is not about race, it’s just another murder. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Teeth Man’s voice was so warm, so concerned. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Why are you so concerned about that young scamp of a slave boy? He should have been looking after you! And you couldn’t help it if that nasty ungrateful beast ran away!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Thomas Hobbes had worried about a state of nature that was “poor, nasty, brutish and short”; Galton was concerned about a future state overrun by genetic inferiors: poor, nasty, British—and short. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z That didn't mean that he wasn't very concerned about what he was hearing from folks on the row, especially about race and the kind of jury he would get. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My father looked shaken, but he didn’t seem concerned about the baby anymore. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I sez, I don’t rent to no Chinks. So far’s I’m concerned they bring bugs.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I admit I felt a little bad for Mom, who was genuinely concerned that he had a stomach bug, but I had promised August I wouldn’t tell her about the incident at school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Apparently, I didn’t have an overabundance of concerned friends, but some Michigan media, along with a few psychic hotline types, were interested in hearing from The Prophet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The rule here is that one must be escorted up to the reading room in a lift, whose cramped space makes small talk compulsory as far as I’m concerned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Even if she had been concerned, there were reverberations of Calvinism strong within her, which would have protested vigorously against the vanity of regret for a passing beauty. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The board wouldn’t let her crash into anything solid, but it didn’t get too concerned about twigs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Could he, for once, be concerned for someone other than himself? The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as his colleagues were concerned, his work was of marginal interest unless it could be shown to result in a method for identifying longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Couldn’t even read it because my mother was way more concerned with more pressing issues. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The culture of ascent was characterized by intense competition and undiluted machismo, but for the most part, its constituents were concerned with impressing only one another. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It is true the inauguration concerned only one man who by one short oath would renounce the world he knew and could never regain it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She shot a glance at Robin, who lifted concerned eyebrows in their direction. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Still concerned about propriety, I insisted we keep our blooming relationship out of sight of our colleagues, though it hardly worked. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The participants in the kickoff rally seemed much more concerned about their own private fates this evening than they were about the fate of the world. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And, as far as I was concerned, her it-won’t-happen-again was nothing more than a challenge. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Most of the questions reporters asked concerned the war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She seems unconvinced and leaves him with a parting look he’d probably be concerned about if he cared more about things that aren’t Henry’s mouth right now. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When a concerned company worker complained of the leaks, the company addressed the problem by painting the tank brown so the leaks wouldn’t be easily noticed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z War Admiral was a raging lion behind the gate, and Smith was concerned that Seabiscuit would take one look at his opponent’s tantrum and throw one of his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s speaking Spanish too—a precaution the two of them occasionally take when they’re concerned about being overheard. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Far as I’m concerned, it’s nothing more than an excuse for grown men to behave like schoolboys.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z That may have been fine as far as that first meeting was concerned. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind I conjure up a memory of her face, soft and beautiful and concerned, her eyes bright blue and her mouth rosy and smiling. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, the charrette was no different from any other of C.P.’s Klan projects—except that it claimed even more of his time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When it didn't, I became even more concerned about the child. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Only where weight was concerned was man not the measure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, it was a simple enough matter: one used good polish, and one supervised closely. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the documentaries we watched concerned a controversial American motorcycle group, the Hell’s Angels. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was...‘a loner’ as far as any assistance in the solution of secret messages was concerned,” she later said. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The four of them together were the kids teachers were concerned about. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Griff had feared that the company might have grown lax under Harry Strickland, who had always seemed more concerned with making friends than enforcing discipline; but it would seem his worries had been misplaced. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We have more important things to be concerned about. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Many felt, perhaps unfairly, that the ANC as a whole had become the preserve of a tired, unmilitant, privileged African elite more concerned with protecting their own rights than those of the masses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the French could be cold or even openly hostile. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Garner enjoyed baking, the daily complications of her flower bed, and concerned herself with little else. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were only concerned that she keep the secret. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This greatly concerned Volt, and he decided to dissect the animals, to try to see what had killed them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Russian Communists are not in the least concerned about these people. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Apparently, they’re not concerned about thieves stealing all the visitor maps at night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The motorcade then took a circuitous and unfamiliar route to Marshall Square as if they were concerned we might be ambushed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stannis had never been enamored of his wife, but he was bristly as a hedgehog where his honor was concerned and mistrustful by nature. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I says I’ve tried to keep you from being worried by her; I says far as I’m concerned, let her go to hell as fast as she pleases and the sooner the better. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as tens of thousands of private citizens and many government officials were concerned, these strikes were not simply motivated by hopes for higher wages. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z So, no matter what happened to me in life, as far as the guys on the team were concerned, my name was always going to be Winger. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That was just great as far as the trance was concerned, Toby thought. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Accordingly, we speak of “period styles” if we are concerned with those features which distinguish, let us say, Egyptian art as a whole from Greek art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For their preliminary, the boys from Washington were assigned to race against France, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and the crew they were most concerned about, Great Britain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When we get to within view of the porch, I see Dad, arms crossed, his reading glasses shoved onto his forehead and his concerned face on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “And if one of the spies returns?” he asks me, rousing from his stupor enough to actually seem concerned. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I appreciate your efforts, but I feel that you might be overly concerned about a situation that is under control. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind automatically rejected problems not concerned with the Clutter case. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The triceratops wagon was leaving any second for the theater, and the theater was just about the best place to be as far as Magdalys was concerned. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He seemed most concerned with the color of my eyes and tongue, and the temper of my pulse. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry was more concerned for his Firebolt’s safety than his own. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It was beautiful and pleasant to go through the world like that, so childlike, so awakened, so concerned with the immediate, without any distrust. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “I prefer a hard copy,” he said when she gave him a concerned look. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, I had just explained everything that was wrong with my country. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He had access to all manner of top secret information, and as far as I was concerned, most especially on matters of national security, he needed no input from me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, I didn’t have a choice. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But maybe a policeman doesn’t have to be concerned about a curfew. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Thirty-eight as you count the years; a shriveled sixty as far as my emotional outlook on life is concerned. Am I a psychologist for nothing?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Where the Lottery was concerned, even people who could barely read and write seemed capable of intricate calculations and staggering feats of memory. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “That boy Roger sounded pretty concerned on the phone,” she continues. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Heart muscles and circadian rhythms were interesting things to know about, but they were not the most important things, as far as we astronauts were concerned. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring Ms. Faraci’s concerned shouts, I fled the classroom for the restroom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But the best day of the whole trip, at least as far as my mother and I were concerned, was the day that we had a flat tire in the Ozark Mountains. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as she's concerned, it would just go to show that she'd always been right about her sister's eldest son. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, as far as I’m concerned, it’s the capital of Adirondack furniture. Look at that house!” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Having been warned that Bobby was “hard to handle,” Kashdan was concerned that the young man might not be a compliant team member. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Why should he, I told myself, be concerned that I, a nobody, had seen him at his forest meeting? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He was concerned; he wanted to see this thing through her eyes at that moment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She could know French for the both of us, as far as I was concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But I must say I am at some loss as to why you should be so concerned with these most trivial of errors.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There were some who thought it stupid to be concerned about possibles at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody asked questions, although Harry often felt Bill’s eyes on the three of them at the table, thoughtful, concerned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There had to be plotting behind the concerned expression. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z For millions of Americans, concerned that excess drinking of alcoholic beverages had become a national epidemic destroying thousands of families, it was indeed a cause for celebration. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Frankly, I think Belgium is more concerned about the threat of an African takeover,” he said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jethro, although he was concerned mostly with the goodness of the food he ate, was vaguely aware of a troubled preoccupation all about him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Realizing that the dilemma of integration wasn’t going to be resolved quickly, everybody seemed to be concerned about our falling behind in our schoolwork. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A cheating teacher may tell herself that she is helping her students, but the fact is that she would appear far more concerned with helping herself. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He looked concerned, looked just like my grandfather had always looked. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Ella began to grow concerned, because even when I had finally had enough sight-seeing, I didn’t stick around very much on the Hill. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The actual killing of Mary and Bessie was not what concerned him most; it was knowing and feeling that he could never make anybody know what had driven him to it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I called you down today because some of your teachers are concerned about you. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In this country, for example, we have a multiparty system at present, but so far as the non-Europeans are concerned this is the most vicious despotism that you could think of. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They re concerned about their own finances, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This is so new a field of study that as yet scientists have been more concerned with identifying the chromosome abnormalities associated with disease and defective development than with speculating about the causes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The media were only too willing to cooperate, because as far the New York media was concerned, crack was the hottest combat reporting story to come along since the end of the Vietnam War. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They had been fortunate where the pirates were concerned, slipping down Dagger Lake by night, unseen and unmolested. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t exist anymore, but at the time it had a fine reputation and as far as I was concerned represented everything a singer could wish for.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z This was complete lunacy as far as he was concerned, and there was no way to deal with it rationally. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Just like before, most of the kids watching me seize were at least concerned, but others were out there with their phones. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z As far as the neighbor was concerned, it was William who was the distinguished member of the family. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Anthony’s father, on the other hand, encouraged his daughter to speak out about issues that concerned her, and he gave her money for living expenses. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mom looks just as concerned as Dad, but she clenches my dad’s forearm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z From then on, concerned about his own faith, the priest did not come back to visit him and dedicated himself to hurrying along the building of the church. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Father was a grownup and maybe Sam thought he was a grownup, too, but as far as I was concerned he was just my brother. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she did feel somewhat relieved because he had read Jesus’s farewell to his disciples, she was still concerned about the void between them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the cold January of 1880, Charles’s children, concerned that he never dressed warmly enough, gave him a fur coat. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee Scoresby wasn’t concerned for his comfort so much as for his instruments, and he spent some time making sure they were securely lashed to the main struts. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z If he was not concerned about his injuries, she was. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We passed each other in the halls, and as far as I was concerned, he was a stranger. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z That was unacceptable, even if he was concerned about my well-being. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Ella took a special interest in me right away—Hilda must have mentioned some of my troubles in particular, since she was always concerned about me being separated from the family. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1940, Hitler’s sights were firmly set on conquering Europe, but Roosevelt was concerned that South America might be a future target. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The prospect of a blind fog, as always, concerned him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The Hirschhahns were Jewish, members of the congregation on Freiheit street, and they were deeply concerned about how things were going in Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It seems strange that in these very fraught times folks would be more concerned about hardworking people trying to find a better life than the monsters that actually want to eat them. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Mother,” said Teresa, concerned, “he says he’s sick and can’t get up.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Officials were concerned about the spread of E. coli, the risk of typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She seemed more concerned with devouring the food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so concerned that I was willing to go to great lengths to meet Chief Buthelezi. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will tell him everything anyway. You know this. I will say you are concerned. That is enough. Not crazy, like you are.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as Jefferson and Madison were concerned, only Congress could relocate itself, and it could do this only after it officially convened in Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She wished it away, willed it out of existence inasmuch as her daily life was concerned. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The rainwater had not fully drained from the track, and he was concerned that Seabiscuit might struggle over the dampness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Here he was, face-to-face with his enemy, but there was no need to be concerned about dying—the Soul of the World awaited him, and he would soon be a part of it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d been so in her head, his voice was a surprise, his concerned face a foreign arrangement of skin and muscle. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z On most questions Descartes is a rationalist, but as far as the laws of nature are concerned he appears to want to have it both ways. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We were most concerned about understanding the spacecraft, which was a very complicated bundle of machinery—any part of which could break. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Far as I was concerned, the sooner the better. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z As far as they were concerned, going to high school meant I’d no longer be pursuing an elite career—in my dad’s words, I’d be giving up “all this gymnastics business”—but I didn’t agree. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As far as Naomi was concerned, the less she saw of him, the better. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But there was a time when each of us stood naked before the world, confronting life as a serious problem with which we were intimately and passionately concerned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When we burst from the locker room and begin our halftime warm-up, I spot Erin staring at me with a very concerned expression on her face. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was more concerned about what was happening in the Mosses’ criminal case. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “He’s a good for nothing. Un vago. But that’s none of my business—flour from a different sack, as far as I’m concerned.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They seemed particularly concerned, for religious reasons, with preventing the state from performing an autopsy on their son's body. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And I wasn’t the least bit concerned about waking up dead. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Basta’s heart would probably have missed a beat at the sight of it, but Dustfinger was much more concerned about the guards outside Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The thesis concerned the adoption of Spanish culture by the Pima Indians, who occupy a 372,000-acre reservation south of Phoenix. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Local residents in West Oakland are concerned about the installation of metal detectors at West Oakland High after a malfunction in the equipment momentarily harmed a student,” the man said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As far as Newton was concerned the only worthwhile hypotheses were the ones that could be tested: and if they survived testing they ceased to be hypotheses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Of course it concerned me—my only sister was being sent away! The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, a man who could look at his injured son and think of nothing but how much the doctor bill would be wasn’t likely to be concerned about strangers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He'd ignored the rumblings from the press and others who were concerned that Garfield was too incapacitated to serve. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As far as Minerva is concerned, I kept my promise to her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa was so sincere, so concerned about the turtles, so convinced that we would answer his 911 that it was obvious Dad had never told him that I had canceled all future turtle walks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see that my father was concerned, which was healthy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Fortunately for all concerned save the sharks, it was around this time that the moon came out. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Once, when the road diverged, Tristran was concerned that they might take the wrong fork. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I turned around; an older man, probably in his sixties or seventies, approached the truck with a concerned smile. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was more concerned with who got the credit than whether the campaign would be successful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Estha, who had by then taken an active dislike to Miss Mitten, told her that as far as he was concerned it was a Highly Stupid Impression. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I’m concerned, I’ve got no choice,” I said. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, it was not an activity fit for a sports-playing boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But his thoughts were not concerned with Heaven or the future of the dead. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The last had cost me dearly, but for once I wasn’t concerned about money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had heard reports that I was having secret discussions with the government and he was concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother wanted to have a place on the charts for saying prayers, but Dad said as far as he was concerned prayers were voluntary. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Wives were concerned with the snowy produce of the washing tub. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z This was characteristic of Bando when he was concerned, and so I was sorry I had mentioned his past. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But Teeth Man seemed more concerned with whether Ernie was all right. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z As far as Eleanor was concerned, that just showed how wonderful it was to hold Park's hand. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “And this boy needs a little vacation. Far as I’m concerned we can stand down till this thing is over.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Him and me had our first date over the weekend and, as far as Janelle’s concerned, it’s the biggest news since we all had our pictures splashed across the local paper. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, they can send him back to Africa. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Slater wrote Lawrence that the application concerned “your proton merry- go-round ... It never would have occurred to me to patent such a thing but I thought at any rate you would want to know.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Ah, you are concerned about my wife’s feelings, is that it? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z This did, I must admit, make me a little concerned for a time that she was serious about her threat. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He was not concerned with whether these acts were right or wrong; they simply appealed to him as possible avenues of escape. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the end of it as far as I was concerned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I know that. But the Italian—really, he’s a very pleasant man—began to look all concerned. ‘Can that be right, son?’ he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, he might as well have been another white man, a Boer preferably, for he seemed so hopelessly out of touch with reality—my reality, his reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Power distance is concerned with attitudes toward hierarchy, specifically with how much a particular culture values and respects authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And I was concerned that it might drive people further than they wanted to go. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the fact that they were all bigger than me was not important. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The doctor seemed a little concerned that he was still wheezing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z One concerned a house wife who abhorred spiders. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Hobbes was not right about science: in science, as far as they are concerned, there is no right or wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father’s bombastic pressure, and in mother-bird fashion Momma was more concerned with her crippled offspring than the one who could fly away from the nest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had deliberately left the trial of the Keepers until last, hoping for an emptier stadium and less pressure on all concerned. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My mother had lost a great deal of weight, which concerned me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, in a voice more concerned than I’d wanted, he took off his glasses again, “Trying to be.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She looked so concerned at this that I realized I must have touched a nerve. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z So far as most of them were concerned, Connington had drunk himself to death in Lys after being driven from the company in disgrace for stealing from the war chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Coloured groups at the time were more concerned about the race classification and job reservation, issues that did not affect Africans and Indians to the same degree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was another matter he was particularly concerned about. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The next time he left the digging he kept away from Fiver and sat looking at the bank, as though entirely concerned with the work. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Although people felt certain that she could handle a spaceflight, they were concerned about what would come afterward. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “I am concerned that the captain doesn’t have your best interests at heart,” he whispers. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But she was more concerned about what was in the rucksack. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were supposed to respect one another’s curtains, but it was an imperfect system, especially where Minya was concerned. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Aglovale heaved a sigh, and said: “So far as I am concerned, then have not been any Grail adventures. But it has cost me a sister. Perhaps a brother as well.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not that I cared for her less but that I concerned myself less about everything and everyone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I let slip a concerned look, and he laughed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As far as Katherine was concerned, there was no reason why she shouldn’t use those as well. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “As concerned library lovers,” said the gentleman, brandishing a thick document, “we are here today to volunteer our services.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Mini would probably be concerned that the whole room was full of toxic fumes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Individual praise wasn’t what Jones and Allen had been concerned about. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z There is also the distress, for all concerned, associated with the unwanted child, and there is the problem of bringing a child into a family already unable, psychologically and otherwise, to care for it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It was nearly always mindless work, and as far as most employers were concerned, it was done by mindless people. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Honestly — I’ve seen corpses with better color. I was concerned that I might have to avenge your murder.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Melquíades was the only one who really was concerned with him as he made him listen to his incomprehensible texts and gave him lessons in the art of daguerreotype. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how long I had been concerned with the hawks free flight. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A chronic fear of being slighted made him avoid his equals, made him stand, where his inferiors were concerned, self-consciously on his dignity. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as they were concerned, young kids wandering aimlessly around a mall were just asking for trouble. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Especially when Mom and Dad looked so proud—something that didn’t happen every day where I was concerned. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Of the half dozen officers whom I had told about the book prior to publication, none had seemed angry or concerned, but I knew that Newjack wouldn’t please everybody. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Kitty wouldn’t budge and, as far as the school was concerned, it was a matter of were they going to suspend Kitty or let her finish and go on to college. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can be either cruel instructor or concerned boyfriend.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The fact that I’m developing “reality criteria” is a good thing as far as he’s concerned. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We’ve caught a great many, but the ones that lend themselves to catching are not the ones the townsfolk are concerned about. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z What concerned her was that his life lacked balance; she worried that his chess single-mindedness wasn’t healthy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When he looked up as the bottom of the boat scraped against the rocks at the shallow edge, he saw Jonas there as well, looking concerned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A flood of concerned grown-ups started pulling up to our house with baskets and bags of food, flowers, balloons, toys. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Blair seems very concerned, and I try to smile and pretend that I’m all right. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Quite so. Miss Carmichael’s business with us is concluded, I hope. But I’m concerned to hear about these children who are being encouraged to behave badly. Why has nobody told this to a newspaper?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Across the courtyard, Raizel stood next to her mother, studying a rugelach as though concerned it might crawl off her plate. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I always kinda wished Mom was more like Mrs. Houck—easygoing, not so obsessed with work, not so concerned with what people say about her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The camera moved in for a close-up: Lucy looked concerned, her lips pursed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He lingered on the stoop, eyebrows pulled into a concerned W. “I asked some people in the village where you lived.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Instead of being concerned that a young woman was speaking for the community, they saw that I was developing a voice that could help people understand our experience. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t concerned with the map or with finishing the game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I’m particularly concerned about the condition of one of the bombardiers, sir. Yossarian.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mom became even more concerned about my values when my editor offered me a job writing a weekly column about what he called the behind-the-scenes doings of the movers and shakers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As far as Jefferson’s description of Virginia’s allegedly egalitarian conditions were concerned, “No Romance would be more amusing.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She was concerned about the reports of black smoke and gas near places she recognized. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “If you’ll allow me to say this again. I’m deeply concerned.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The heroines in books seemed to faint a lot, swaying genteelly onto a handy padded couch or into the convenient arms of some concerned suitor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Here was one of the white man’s most characteristic behavior patterns—where black men are concerned. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed concerned that Mr. Pirzada might take offense if I accidentally referred to him as an Indian, though I could not really imagine Mr. Pirzada being offended by much of anything. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z So concerned about wearing the right things, saying the right things, being friends with the right people. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fact was that where Will was concerned, she was developing a new kind of sense, as if he were simply more in focus than anyone she’d known before. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Dear dear Petyr," said Varys, "are you not concerned that yours might be the next name on the Hand's little list?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Footage of concerned neighbors looking at the blackened skeleton of a home transitioned abruptly to a grainy image of a dorsal fin sticking out of the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His mother was endlessly concerned with being proper and worried about things Joseph couldn’t understand, like parties, and guest lists, and looking presentable. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In fact, as far as these sorts of 'moonlight' departures were concerned, this was among the more civilized. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, that would be cheating. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The most striking innovation of the nineteenth century, as far as the language of science is concerned, was the introduction of the word ‘scientist’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, the Ivanovs were trying to solve a problem that didn’t exist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “I know,” she said in her vibrant, gracious voice, “that you are all concerned. That you feel I have made a mistake.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A concerned and flustered Conrad rushed into the house to greet me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To those who are genuinely concerned, I push a button to say, “I have spastic bilateral quadriplegia, also known as cerebral palsy. It limits my body, but not my mind.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Lacking walls, it could not be defended, not from the south, or east, or west; but it was only the north that concerned the Night's Watch, and to the north loomed the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She fixed me with a concerned look, which made me feel all the more worried. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Trout was concerned, because, if the boy really quit, Trout would have to deliver the boy’s route himself, until he could find another sucker. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As stunned as I was by the angels, I was more concerned with the skeletons. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z This correspondence concerned the following broad question: what is the best way to organize human groups, organizations, and businesses so as to maximize productivity, creativity, innovation, and wealth? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My parents had been concerned that all the moving around would disrupt my training routine, especially when I had to get back into competitive shape after my shoulder injury healed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to understand,” she said to Beatrice, “how your stepbrother could go missing for so long and nobody in the family got concerned enough to call the police.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Or are we seriously to suppose that two people—a man and a woman—were separately concerned, and that each was so careless as to drop a clue to their identity? Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as biological prerequisites for apple domestication were concerned, North American Indian farmers were like Eurasian farmers, and North American wild apples were like Eurasian wild apples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There had been calls for the removal, even the court-martialling, of the general concerned, but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z That led Genie to figure that “concerned” was grown-up code for “scared.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Giles was more concerned with food than with the conversation, though now and again he remembered my existence and flung me a remark at hazard. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But it was a two-way street, he added, and besides, parents often blew small incidents out of proportion when race was concerned. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Layla shot Ivy one more concerned look before she walked back to the living room area. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was still plenty of time before the race, but the trainer was increasingly concerned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary was not the least bit concerned about her son’s new dilemma. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Here are some of the things that they said I’m very concerned with the general public’s lack of mathematical skills. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But soon his hunger left; soon he was taking it a little easier; soon his mind rose from the desperate call of his body and concerned itself with the danger that lurked about him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z That, as far as Ton-Ton was concerned, was the end of the discussion. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They worry lest we join the partisans . . “As far as I’m concerned, this whole business of deportation is nothing but a big farce. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted and extremely concerned about his missing teammates, he sat down on his pack at the edge of camp, cradled his head in his hands, and tried to figure out how he might rescue them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It hurt to think that a good decision—the right decision, as far as I was concerned—seemed to be costing him so much. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The airedale--undoubtedly there was an airedale concerned in it somewhere though its feet were startlingly white--changed hands and settled down into Mrs. Wilson's lap, where she fondled the weather-proof coat with rapture. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “However,” he said, “let it be known that this court is not concerned with any perpetrators of violations against our state’s now— blessedly so—defunct Alien Land Law. Mr. Hooks, you may proceed.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Doc didn’t know when he first became aware that something was going on that concerned him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know you were so concerned about me or my humans. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z War was a sure safeguard of sanity, and so far as the ruling classes were concerned it was probably the most important of all safeguards. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Charles was concerned that the treatment was delaying his barnacle work, but on May 6 he wrote to Henslow that the water cure was doing him good. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckiest people in the world, as far as I’m concerned. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Boomer sits loyally on my other side, occasionally nudging me with a concerned nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They had heard reports of my conversations with the government and they were rightly concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of this chapter has been concerned with the language of science, as much of the book will be, but the book’s argument is also and equally about what Leonardo called ‘the test of experience’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As far as the outside world was concerned, I had just been an ordinary Marine with no specialty at all. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a businessman, pronounced ztfynessman in his case, a hardworking, earthbound professional, more concerned with inbreeding among the lions than any overarching moral or existential scheme. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, other perhaps less spectacular work is concerned with viruses. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My parents were concerned about my lack of education and what that might mean for my future. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Tfa seems concerned that I spend so much time with Pilar, and finds excuses to pull me away. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The issue concerned a minor matter of etiquette: How should the president be addressed by members of Congress? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If anything, seeing her like this, calm, concerned, sober, I’m starting to sec what she once was and I resent her more, because I’m starting to see what he must have seen in her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo wound down his window and put his head out, looking concerned. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And she had several unanswered questions about Fablehaven, not the least of which concerned what was actually going on with her grandma. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was clear that as far as he was concerned, any man who could look at Harry and say “excellent” was a man with whom he could never see eye to eye. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the house belonged to me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The constant threat of strike and the onset of deep cold shaded the new year for Burnham, but what most concerned him was the fast-shrinking treasury of the Exposition Company. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, neither Germany nor Italy—the two crews, other than the British, about whom Ulbrickson was most concerned—had won their preliminary heats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If you are concerned about this score, we suggest you seek professional help regarding that ax issue and perhaps develop your level of responsibility, beginning with a single bean plant. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Now on eye level with me, his expression grew concerned behind his matte-black eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Above these were three other names that belonged to complete strangers as far as Jethro was concerned. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn't the drugs my parents were concerned with. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Every couple of minutes, she returns to my side, looking concerned. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I tell her how afraid I was, how Khalil was so concerned about me that he opened the door and asked if I was okay. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She was concerned, but her concern wasn’t about how Franny died. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The answer, as far as the ANC was concerned, was that we could not remain indifferent even when we were shut out of the process. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as the doctors are concerned, I’m even better than Gottlieb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Are you concerned about this? Will you find someone to talk to up there? I may be able to refer you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t tell whether he was concerned or wary. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But by the late seventies the debate over affirmative action concerned itself only with the rights of white middle-class students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I wonder. It doesn’t sound as if Mrs. Coulter is very concerned about the child one way or the other. Perhaps Miss Carmichael wanted to get hold of her for some other reason.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I think I somehow knew that that third of my brain should have been concerned with more beautiful things. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z If he had been a little girl, I bet his parents would’ve been more concerned. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The Woman's Bible enraged just about everyone concerned with religion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were concerned and excited over the approaching football games, but I had in my immediate past raced a car down a dark and foreign Mexican mountain. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And so far, all he seemed concerned with was Jimmy’s money and how the waiter would feel when they left. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Big Ma knew what she was talking about, as far as hat-wearing was concerned. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “That is just what I am asking myself. Have we here a coincidence or what? Are there any other inconsistencies, such as would point to two people being concerned?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom is searching for me, her face quiet and concerned. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Tess hears it, though, and casts me a quick, concerned glance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His wife, Genevieve, and his friend Bill Buck were so concerned about his sudden attacks of sleep that they chauffeured him everywhere. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see how keeping time was going to help a whole lot, but I was touched that Tyson was concerned. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I felt like I didn't know him, because as far as I was concerned, I didn't. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Well, as for as I was concerned, that’s where he belonged. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She gained on them, however, involuntarily: the child’s pace was quick, and theirs rather slow; and she was the more concerned at it, from their being evidently in a conversation which interested them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, crying showed weakness and was simply a waste of time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Any picture that’s a picture of something recognizable is illustration, as far as he’s concerned. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I was a little concerned because many people, even those who knew me well, were staring as though I were different from them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about it, Sonny,” Jake said when I expressed my lack of prospects as far as women were concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, they couldn’t come too soon. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I wasn’t afraid of getting hurt; I was more concerned with accurately anticipating Rachel’s moves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Well, those days were over as far as I was concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This concerned me: why was the plan altered? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had not as yet eaten his breakfast as far as Peggy was concerned, and his coming into the kitchen would be thought natural. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I asked if they were concerned about the fact that I hadn’t yet finished my dissertation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as my profession was concerned, it was Gaur who did more than just offer advice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It may be all very delightful to those concerned but as I like unmarried women better than those in the blessed state, I vote it a bore....” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The third brother, Agravaine, was moved because it was a matter which concerned his mother. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t used to people being concerned for his safety. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’d considered calling in sick, but was concerned that my absence might raise suspicions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On his free Sundays, Carlos carted the girls off to the Statue of Liberty or the Brooklyn Bridge or Rockefeller Center, but as far as Laura was concerned, these were men's wonders. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z As far as she was concerned, he was already a corpse. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The authorities were concerned we might “infect” the other prisoners with our political views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t know where they’re going or who’s encouraged them to move — but we are aware they are moving—and we are concerned what it might mean. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Tantalus didn’t look concerned, but he did have to speak up to be heard over the noise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Forty missions is all you have to fly as far as Twenty-seventh Air Force Headquarters is concerned.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She looked genuinely concerned Dimple might say no. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He even offered to draw chest and leg hairs on the Wild Boy of Bainbridge Island, but the whole permanent-ink thing was a deal breaker as far as I was concerned. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But the boy was obviously concerned, even frightened for me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They are working at a construction site, and Kyle is playing a character who is concerned about his immigration status. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes she hummed so softly that the child heard the deep concerned breathing of terror above the sound of the humming. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some came in the form of headlines that would unnerve any parent concerned about where his college-age children are going to fit in. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Anyway the war is over so far as they are concerned. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The first scientists appear, as far as their religious beliefs are concerned, to be a more or less random sample of the intellectuals of seventeenth-century Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All from the girl who was so concerned about what the neighbors might think. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The rogue commander was getting more and more belligerent, the United States more and more concerned. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And thus my elders concerned themselves with all manner of things—strategy, diplomacy, politics, and Zionism—but not with their own fate. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the class was concerned for Ralph’s safety, everyone felt let down. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z There were two worlds as far as we were concerned, separated absolutely in every sense. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch myself thinking, Thank God for this, out of habit, and then I understand what he’s so concerned about. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was concerned enough about Bob’s staying on their side once they reached the Doors of Death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As far as he’s concerned these pills are a miracle. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, we are parked. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m more concerned for your safety. She might be pretty and might impress you with her cleverness, but she’s still an assassin, Dorian.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His concerned look morphs into a slight chuckle followed by a full-blown laugh. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He needed the medicine woman to wrap it in healing leaves, but no one seemed concerned about his injury. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the face her patients most often see—slightly distant, professional, and concerned. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned and saw the concerned face of a tall woman in her midforties. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As far as thousands of private citizens and a large number of government officials were concerned, these strikes were fostered by Communist agitators, eager to throw the United States into turmoil. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Not all of Fischer’s demands concerned the playing conditions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s more concerned with the placement of a butter knife than giving Axel the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As lower minds function, study, or ‘science,’ is concerned with a limited set of various types of things. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not lie; I am deeply concerned,” he said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, I had no father. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He is concerned about Herold, who rented a horse from him earlier that day and is long overdue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She refused to leave, but the men didn’t force the issue, concerned that if she was provoked and became violent, it would require “at least four strong men” to subdue her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “If you are so concerned with my fate, why do you visit me only now?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hadn’t Grandfather been overly concerned about the crop this year? Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Do you...do you really think that’s why I’m concerned about what’s happened to you? Because I think of you as a project?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z When I told people at home that I was traveling to Egypt in the spring of 2007, a few were intrigued, but most were concerned. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z At Dean’s insistence, “intense negotiations were resumed among all concerned,” York related. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Most American physicians considered pus to be a sign that the body was healing itself, and they weren't concerned. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But I did not really like the Senegalese I met in the market They were concerned only with their sale of produce. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the most interesting of the recent work is concerned with still other ways of forging weapons from the insect’s own life processes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “First off, don’t be concerned about destroying evidence. They would never have gotten fingerprints off the drill, not after that length of time and with it being exposed to the elements.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Other people at Efifi concerned themselves with farming, herding, and carpentry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as they were concerned, clocks were merely delightful but useless luxury objects—rather like musical boxes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Most of all she was concerned that Mrs. Sen did not know how to drive. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z To all the stubborn parties obstinately concerned with this matter, it was The Principle of the Thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Catelyn was not concerned with what Lady Frey might choose to name her child. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I can see the concerned crease between her brows. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Where titles are concerned, classical music has its own variations on the theme. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A concerned waitress in Denver had seen the man threatening his abductees outside her diner, gotten a friend to take a photo, and notified the police. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I am quite aware of all that and too busy to be concerned with it. Go, water your horse and your temper at the same time. You shall be called when you are wanted.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I knew I hadn’t shared all my troubles with them, and I knew they were terribly concerned that I had gone off to live on my own, but still, their assumptions angered and hurt me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Their passive, silent, almost pleasant greeting made me uncomfortable, and the more I thought about their attitude, the more it concerned me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And that is definitely premeditated first- degree murder as far as I’m concerned. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only concerned with its own survival. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She seemed genuinely concerned when she called me. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I know you were quite concerned about their reaction when you had all that homework to make up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was concerned only with rescuing his papers from the spreading pool of ink. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But she was concerned with something more important. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a paperback prose translation, abridged, set loose from its numbers, robbed of the music of the ancient Greek but—as far as I was concerned—still a terrific read. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dad must have noticed, because he started to get that concerned look in his eyes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He watches him from afar, judgmental and concerned. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s 1941, and it doesn’t take her long to discover Hans’s Nazi sympathies, and since Cady is deeply concerned with the plight of the Jews and of her friend Marianne, they begin drifting apart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “General Pickett is gravely concerned, sir. He wishes to inquire if there are any Yankees left. He says to tell you that he personally is bored and his men are very lonely.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t concerned about her cramping our style. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “The irony is that everyone acted more concerned with us mocking their precious rite of passage than with drunk driving or girls getting roofied.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z His first significant contribution to science concerned the springiness, or compressibility, of air, and involved the most famous experiment of his illustrious career. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They all look just as concerned as I probably do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am concerned for your future,” he said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as Desdemona was concerned, death was only another kind of emigration. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She could tell that Dickinson was a layperson where ships were concerned, and she made smart guesses about where and how Dickinson had obtained her information. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He shouldn’t be concerned with anything but how many bad guys he has yet to kill today. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Despite their success, Hall and Ball were concerned about their long-term prospects in the professional climbing racket. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As far as I am concerned you can chalk that one right up with malaria pills and Bibles for a tedulous topic, but Mother and Father seemed to take it as a shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His horror made her more concerned than she would ordinarily have been. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As one columnist put it, “I’m concerned about a country that’s not quite sure what it’s saying and doesn’t seem to care.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Instead of reprimanding us, Mrs. Moss acted concerned. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mom told Uncle Joe that, as far as she was concerned, those Caretta people weren’t “much punkin’ and funny turned too.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The mayor instructed the group to “seek the highest possible level of understanding on a totally voluntary basis, acceptable to all parties concerned.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When he came to, he was lying on the sidewalk in a circle of concerned bystanders, his head and face aching. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But since they stayed there by the doorway, I guessed they weren’t too concerned and we weren’t in any imminent danger. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As far as Katherine was concerned—as far as she had decided—once they got to the office, “they were all the same.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Charles was especially concerned about Etty, but he also worried about Lenny, who, funny as he was, seemed backward in his lessons. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, I was concerned that my parents might go nuts and trash the whole idea. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He stabbed his finger into the middle of the page and read: I am very concerned about Mrs.— Mr. Birkway stared down at the page. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, Operation Mayibuye was a draft document that was not only not approved, but was entirely unrealistic in its goals and plans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If you care about his lordship, shouldn't you be concerned? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The demons of Arthur’s cavalry were not concerned with ransoms, it was now seen, and they were prepared to go on smashing their heads against the wall of his cavalry until it broke. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z What we should be concerned with is that this person may have brought into our community a terrible plague. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In fact, the system is primarily concerned with the perpetual control and marginalization of the dispossessed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Riley asked me, her brow knitted, too, as though she were concerned about me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At first the doctor did not seem concerned. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Second-grade burns,” he said, then waved away my concerned exclamation before it hardly began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “An excellent point. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not even worth looking at. Not when you’ve got Hoosier Hill. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As far as I’m concerned, Mom must be an idiot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Dear Dr. Schmidt, in my session with Nicole Castro tonight, I learned that you are concerned she is overly reliant on her mother. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “My advisors were concerned you would be difficult but you’re not planning on being difficult at all, are you?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Quite apart from poverty, the variety of social oppressions that most concerned Americans involved unchangeable conditions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though Rhiannon was concerned about Justin having to wait for us, he ends up coming ten minutes after we do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I see Mama’s concerned expression and try to smile. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Big Eva was scared of me, more concerned with her own survival. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As far as the segregationists were concerned, racial integration and Communism were one and the same and posed the same kind of threat to traditional American values. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Now, the Japanese people are understandably concerned about maintaining their traditions in the face of massive Western cultural influence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What most concerned Al Ulbrickson, though, as he watched the British crew working out at Griinau, was how much they reminded him of his own boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Smith was concerned that he’d have to work the horse to death to get the weight off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z New York’s prison system in the early twentieth century, to his concerned eyes, was in need of complete overhaul. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need to get to Hacienda Dorada as soon as possible,” I said when she pulled out an embroidered handkerchief and swabbed at Pita’s small face in a concerned, almost motherly manner. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if this was an interrogation or if she was actually concerned. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Tomorrow's trials concerned her more than yesterday's triumphs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was concerned about the inability of people in the local community to get a fair picture of what was going on. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mother’s been studying the Farmer’s Almanac, but she’s hardly concerned with planting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Father Mulligan’s death did not alter the text of the entries in Baby Kochamma’s diary, simply because as far as she was concerned it did not alter his availability. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One might think that Renaissance authors simply weren’t very concerned with being consistent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I looked at his concerned, innocent expression and was disoriented again by the force of his gold-colored eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In a sense this is the problem I’ve been concerned with all my life. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But he was, of course, most concerned about how critics and the reading public would react. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You might think I’m overreacting, but I can’t take any risks where my family is concerned.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, he explained, concerned about what he’d do in his sleep. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you are so concerned about the law," said the Governor, “then you should know that you are breaking it as we speak." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Kind and concerned with his welfare, as always? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, it was an honest gig. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Robin Hood barks at us, concerned that roughhousing is about to happen. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Exactly what happened next, as far as Galileo was concerned, has been a matter of dispute among historians, because there is some ambiguity in the surviving records. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wilson was first concerned with the dog. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Our friend the chef de train was right. There is a woman concerned in this.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack’s parents were concerned about increasing acts of violence against Polish Jews in other parts of Poland, but they did not speak of these things in front of their children. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z When only three sheets of paper came through the machine I was concerned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Part of me thinks that it’s not just him they’re all concerned about, but us, too—because they know we’re the ones who are really close to him. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z As for the Hobbits of the Shire, with whom these tales are concerned, in the days of their peace and prosperity they were a merry folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned, he would never acknowledge that bathroom ever again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I’d been concerned about what would happen if they came face to face. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “And what about your head and”—she looks at me now with a kind of concerned disgust—“the rest of you.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, they might as well have said their names were Ken Stupid and Bob Ugly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ma’am, are you okay?” the officer asked, concerned. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I must have looked pretty pitiful, because instead of getting mad, she turned concerned. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He even glanced at himself in the mirror—and felt foolish to be concerned for his appearance, as though she would somehow see him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There were two more questions he was burning to ask . . . but they concerned the guilt of living people. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But she was concerned enough about Etty to write down these conversations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought it was a good idea to protect the students’ anonymity, too, but he was concerned that people might recognize one another’s handwriting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Mike had climbed Everest in 1993 without gas, and he wasn’t overly concerned about going without. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Any rumblings around about somebody trying to sabotage the Saigon government’s attitude certainly have no, absolutely no credibility as far as I’m concerned.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I had never been Dedd’s little sister as far as character was concerned. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Admittedly, I have some anxiety problems, but I would argue it isn’t irrational to be concerned about the fact that you are a skin-encased bacterial colony. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Dothraki were wise where horses were concerned, but could be utter fools about much else. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fadi stopped and turned back to look into her concerned face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Much of the news concerned affairs up north in the Sinoth Valley. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “If I ruin this as well, it will be a small thing as far as the world is concerned.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But Patrice wasn’t the type for paranoia, which made me all the more concerned. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a bit odd,” said Hermione, who for some reason looked very concerned. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Even so, as far as I was concerned, I was making progress. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Until we meet again,” he said to the Dursleys, who looked as though that moment could wait forever as far as they were concerned, and after doffing his hat, he swept from the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Eliza was more concerned about the dwindling supply of medicines, the mercury and calomel. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And so far as the women were concerned, the Party’s efforts were largely successful. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If he had heard the sword being drawn, he didn’t seem concerned. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z General Clinton, concerned about what General Howe was planning and doing, made use of a mask to write a secret message in a letter to General Burgoyne. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “But remember, so far as the company is concerned, he must remain Young Griff until we cross the narrow sea. In Westeros we’ll wash his hair and let him don his armor.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But I’m no longer concerned about the health risks. And I think it would calm my nerves. There’s a machine in the lobby.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Elypnotized by mutual mistrust, almost never concerned for the species or the planet, the nations prepare for death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to tell her about my TV interview yesterday, but she didn’t act concerned. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They were all being terribly concerned, saying how awful it must be for me, but I could see it on their faces: thinly disguised disapproval. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I think many girls in my class have their periods already, but as far as I’m concerned there is no rush to cross that threshold into womanhood. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We were more concerned about lions than guns then, because someone had seen a lion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “How awful,” Kaira’s mother said, although she seemed more concerned with her drink, which was now down to nothing but ice. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “It is the mother. She is concerned with the dishonor of the son having to do with wine.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As far as plants are concerned, we’re just one of thousands of animal species that unconsciously “domesticate” plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m very sorry. I wasn’t thinking. I mean, the sex doesn’t matter. You could handle either job. I mean, I’m not concerned with sex.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kamaswami followed his advice, but Siddhartha was little concerned about it. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Sissy worked in a rubber factory and was very wild as far as men were concerned. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the best! What is that to do with us? Centaurs are concerned with what has been foretold! It is not our business to run around like donkeys after stray humans in our forest!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When he inquired whether I had dined, I asked him to serve me with a sandwich in my room, which proved a perfectly satisfactory option as far as supper was concerned. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Some people feel that science should be concerned with only the first part; they regard the question of the initial situation as a matter for metaphysics or religion. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was more concerned about the money than he was about food. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It was a strange question, but the woman seemed genuinely concerned. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But since they were little used by Frodo, being almost entirely concerned with the Elder Days, no more is said of them here. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Johnny almost worshiped him for his skill and almost loved him, because, ever and anon, he looked so much like Rab; but still it was only where horses were concerned they were equals. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at it but didn’t appear concerned. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As far as Fabyan was concerned, however, the pamphlets were his. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mrs Phelps was concerned about the child's safety on the walk through the fairly busy village High Street and the crossing of the road, but she decided not to interfere. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It was evident that the sensible decision had been reached to let the two most concerned fight it out alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Nasser, being equally concerned about the looting, had decided to keep his money, his life savings, with him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, this wasn’t half as difficult as having to sit still all day and not say a word. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z "Yeah. I'm concerned about what I ate last night. I think it had an eyeball in it." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The two staff members concerned were, in fact, both housemaids. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Fellow inmates, concerned, and guards, apprehensive, asked what was wrong with me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I wasn't concerned that their appearances on screen were few and far between, because I was so overjoyed that they were there at all. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The smell of burned rubber and smoke curled my stomach as we crouched down, and I was concerned the trail of sparks in front of us would turn into a wall of flame. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She looked genuinely concerned, and Ash could only shake her head. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When one is concerned with the mysterious and wonderful functioning of the human body, cause and effect are seldom simple and easily demonstrated relationships. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As far as my father was concerned, his brother’s business was gone. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was full-on gaping at me now, obviously no longer concerned with the time. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I put air quotes around safety, as if it weren’t really a thing to be concerned about. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I do not grudge food to her or to you. I am only concerned that there is so little.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning, concerned that he hasn’t gotten up for work, she walks in. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The doctors were no longer concerned about the pressure inside her skull. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes, she did seem most concerned for the Latvian.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s just me,” I say, but he doesn’t seem concerned. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They don’t seem concerned that there’s a child in the house. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Hell was and would always be as far as she was concerned, a lake of fire exactly the size of Maycomb, Alabama, surrounded by a brick wall two hundred feet high. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He felt that he no longer needed to run away, at least as far as Hooper was concerned. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z To be honest, it never occurred to me that my mother was concerned about my happiness. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was clearly implemented to prevent Byzantine grabs at power; but where power is concerned there are always those who find ways to grasp for it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I couldn't tell if he was concerned or proud. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And he knew that Riddle was deeply concerned about the weight his horse was asked to carry. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Teacher was concerned about how behind Neel was in his preparation. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She was concerned about a purple splotch on my cheek, thinking it was a port-wine stain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was more concerned about me washing dishes and scrubbing floors than keeping my own hands clean. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Scoob might’ve made it back to center—more concerned with G’ma’s sadness than his own unease—if he hadn’t caught sight of the Tennessee license plate on the rear bumper of the RV again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It was low-key, and the magistrate seemed no more concerned than if he were handling a traffic summons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rumors had appeared in newspapers that I was at death’s door and she had become quite concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t showered with trophies or prize money, but we did each receive a chocolate bar, which was even better, as far as I was concerned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court decided that as far as schools and education were concerned, the separate-but-equal concept did not apply, because the facilities provided were always unequal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And anyway, I considered myself to be a pretty good poker player, so I wasn’t too concerned about the consequence. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “And you’re not at all concerned that so many Champions have been brutally murdered at the hands of someone’s feral beast?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nine was cool, as far as he was concerned. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was concerned about the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Because I don’t need to dance with you or Jimmy. And as far as I’m concerned the whole thing is that you don’t dig my game. That’s not my problem.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The last adventure was also concerned with treachery and a lady. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The great European thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were much concerned with new ideas of liberty and the refashioning of society. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “But as far as the food in the room and your two visitors last night are concerned,” Farrow said, “I think I’m going to have to put you on in-room detention.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She added that she wasn’t “concerned with burying things,” but with “digging up” undercover messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I go on, figuring the faster we get to the boring stuff the better for all concerned. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z At least as far as the others were concerned. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Madoc was enormously concerned about what I could handle then, and I don’t think he will be too worried about Oak now.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z |
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