Sentence examples for as a distant concern from inspiring English sources

When poor villagers in Indonesia have no choice but to send chickens to market infected with avian flu, it cannot be seen as a distant concern.

That depends on what happens in Asia.The Asia effect may seem a distant concern to many Americans; but some of them, such as farmers, are clearly suffering from it.

For now that seems a distant concern.

But that is a distant concern.

For the sans-papiers themselves, the overthrow of the bourgeoisie remains, at best, a distant concern.

"Now, all bets are off and elections seem a distant concern.

But politics seemed a distant concern for most of the pilgrims here.

Weapons training seemed a distant concern during the weekend training session.

But for those like Mrs. Cigdem, the new mother, such lofty goals are a distant concern.

NORMALLY, an event like the British elections would be a distant concern, but something about this round struck a chord.

Yet here in her parliamentary district on the Baltic coast, many say problems in the Caucasus are a distant concern, if they believe it concerns them at all.