The phrase "alarming about" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; a more appropriate phrase would be "alarming to" or "alarming regarding."
Example: "The report was alarming to the community due to the rising crime rates."
Alternatives: "concerning" or "worrisome regarding".
Like the proximity of the water, something is alarming about how the light penetrates the room.
At the same time, working on the show had changed his sense of what's alarming about the N.S.A.: his focus had shifted from privacy to prediction.
Whether it should be considered reassuring or alarming about the state of the nation's infrastructure, the Skagit River bridge had not been judged unsafe or structurally deficient, according to inspection records.
What is alarming about this particular coping mechanism is that unlike biting one's nails, grinding one's teeth or hitting the cookie dough pretty hard, this particular habit has the potential to dramatically affect others well-being and perception of safety.
But at the time... .. Poised and perceptive, Noo, 35, has written a book – as funny and affectionate as it is honest and, frankly, alarming – about her first prolonged visit to her homeland since that summer 20 years ago.
Of course, the fact that we need a law at all to stop people goading vulnerable and highly distressed individuals into jumping off car parks says something pretty alarming about the state of our society.
What is alarming about Erdogan's statement is that he still believes he can solve the conflict through brutal force.
Fred Lutger will tell you that news stories proclaiming there's something alarming about Americans having thousands of rounds of ammunition in their homes are "just nonsense" and that "just about everyone" who owns a rifle probably owns a sidearm.
There is something alarming about the treatment of these women.
But there is something alarming about the way he disappears at will.
Today, there is nothing weird or alarming about Clinton or Dole.
