Sentence examples for focal point of concern from inspiring English sources

General Kalinin has headed Biopreparat since its inception in 1973, and Western officials say he is the focal point of concern among American and British intelligence analysts about whether Moscow has fully given up research into germ warfare and what Acting President Vladimir V. Putin will decide.

UBS was once the focal point of concern within the European banking sector, after taking a total $43.0 billion in write-downs following the subprime mortgage crisis.

HONG KONG — A report by Nomura said Thursday that Chinese municipal debt, a focal point of major concern about the country's economy, had grown at an alarming 39 percent clip in recent years.

Currencies and the yen in particular stood out as a focal point of investor concern in Europe on Thursday, as the Japanese government hinted it could take action to weaken the yen ahead of a central bank meeting on Friday.

Also under the spotlight was Japan: The yen in particular stood out as a focal point of investor concern in Europe on Thursday, as the Japanese government hinted it could take action to weaken it ahead of a central bank meeting on Friday.

Police brutality has been a focal point of public concern in recent years.

As the country where the debt crisis began, Greece remains the focal point of investors' concerns.

But few are rushing in because of the complications and dangers of dealing with a brutal group that is aligned with Al Qaeda and has turned Somalia into a focal point of American concerns on terrorism.

SANA, Yemen — The Yemeni government said Tuesday that the army had driven out militants linked to Al Qaeda from two of their strongholds in southern Yemen, a region that has become a focal point of American concerns about terrorism.

Today, apple orchard properties that were in production during the heyday of LA use are the focal point of environmental concerns; given the nature of the pests peculiar to orchard crops, growers tended to apply the chemicals frequently and in high concentrations, often over many years.

In fact it is social workers, youth-offending teams and other such bodies who are supposed to be the focal point of any such concern.