• This option was rejected by the committee because, even though there would still be limits on what share of their income graduates would have to pay, they might be alarmed at the size of their outstanding debt, especially in the early years when interest charges may be accruing faster than the debt is being paid off.

    ECONOMIST: Universities

  • Ministers may be more alarmed by evidence of changing sentiment inside the Commons about what should replace the existing upper chamber.

    ECONOMIST: Lords reform

  • There is no reason to be alarmed by the visuals of an elderly person who clearly is receiving the necessary care and attention.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • The PSNI will be alarmed by the discovery of a weapon capable of piercing the armour of police cars or Land Rovers, and killing those inside.

    BBC: Worn and rusting rocket launcher still capable of killing

  • He was of course not out on the half-scraped deck, ready to peer jokingly in the window through which she might, in earlier days, have pretended to be alarmed at the sight of a peeping tom.

    NEWYORKER: Free Radicals

  • Schuchat urged the public not to be alarmed if expiration dates for some of the liquid Tamiflu have passed, because the Food and Drug Administration extended them "after careful testing" to ensure they are safe and effective.

    CNN: H1N1 vaccine on schedule, official says

  • We're persuaded that your constituents would be very troubled -- and even alarmed -- to learn of this grim reality and would demand that their money not be involved in helping finance activities which contravene this country's security interests or their own most coveted beliefs and values.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • All sorts of businesses all over the world have good reason to be alarmed at the latest twists in the U.K. debate over the country's membership of EU. Many will already have doubts about investing in the U.K. because of its draconian new immigration laws which make it hard to bring in highly-qualified staff to make up for the U.K.'s chronic skill shortages.

    WSJ: The EU Waiting Game Is Over For Cameron

  • What they discussed is secret (speculation is that it could also involve manufacturing related to an iTV product), but industry observers believe that Apple must be alarmed in the extreme at the possible loss of intellectual property to Samsung as the result of a Samsung-Sharp equity tie-up.

    FORBES: Does Samsung's Investment In Sharp Threaten Apple? Disruption From Sharp's Meltdown Is Spreading

  • "Every American who believes in freedom of thought and religious liberty should be alarmed by the attacks upon the Boy Scouts, who have had core convictions about morality for 100 years, " the ad said.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Japanese, justifiably alarmed by recent events, would no doubt be of great service in a campaign of truth-telling.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Why North Korea��s nukes?

  • It has also alarmed the heads of the universities most likely to be targeted by Mr Ebdon.

    ECONOMIST: University admissions

  • Thousands of American tourists, clogging Washington's streets in search of cherry blossom, have every reason to be alarmed - except they do not seem to be.

    BBC: By BBC Washington Correspondent Stephen Sackur

  • U.S. intelligence officials have grown increasingly alarmed about what they believe to be Chinese and Russian surveillance of computer systems that control the electric grid and other U.S. infrastructure.

    WSJ: U.S. Program to Detect Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure

  • But if you listen to either man's description of the other's plan, you might be alarmed.

    ECONOMIST: The economy and the election

  • Professor James Walker, consultant obstetrician at St James's University Hospital in Leeds and spokesman for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said women should not be alarmed by the findings but should be informed.

    BBC: NEWS | Health | More deaths for Caesarean babies

  • Some people are a bit alarmed at the idea of surveillance drones overhead or drones that could be hacked or drones crashed in their backyards.

    FORBES: Drone Industry Promises Not To Be Evil

  • "I am alarmed at continuing reports of detention and physical abuse against journalists believed to be too critical, " the Director-General said.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • At first launch, obviously you'd need to put in your Sling Media account credentials, and then the app will let you choose one of the SlingBoxes associated with your account -- don't be alarmed, since each box only allows one live connection.

    ENGADGET: App review: SlingPlayer Mobile for Android

  • It is alarmed that the United States Trade Representative, who handles trade negotiations, might be stripped of cabinet rank and subordinated to the Commerce Department a bastion of protectionism.

    ECONOMIST: George Bush inspires high hopes, and a few fears

  • But the New Komeito has been alarmed that the 50 seats that Mr Ozawa wants to get rid of would be from the 200 in the lower house that are allocated by proportional representation.

    ECONOMIST: Japan

  • If you are accosted by a boatload of horned-helmeted Vikings when strolling Dublin's streets, do not be alarmed.

    BBC: Dublin's Viking heritage

  • If, for example, the percentage of GDP devoted to video games was rising, it would be ludicrous to be alarmed.

    FORBES: Let's End The Enslavement Of Healthcare Providers

  • But she can't see Clayton Buller's eyes because of the dark glasses he wears, and DI Pendle doesn't seem to be alarmed.

    CNN: Books - Excerpt: 'Flint'

  • With an extensive injury list, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said his team would need to "dig deep" and be "special" if they wanted anything out of their trip - but he would have been alarmed and delighted in equal measure within two minutes of kick-off.

    BBC: FC Porto 2-1 Arsenal

  • The Center for Security Policy is alarmed at the prospect that a company which profited at the expense of Western security might now be allowed to cash in on the consequences that have arisen, at least in part, from its past misdeeds.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

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