31.   Western environmental concerns seem so inconsequential as to be almost laughable.

32.   With an election approaching in November, that concern seems to be behind him.

33.   Yet whatever he may be up to with his echoes and leitmotifs, his main concern here seems to be narrative virtuosity.

34.   But civil rights concerns seem to be secondary for most Japanese, who have been deeply shaken by the subway killings and the wave of violence that has followed.

35.   He said the only concerns seemed to be financial.

36.   Their concern might seem odd in a country where neighborhood stores stock hard-core pornography, soft-core porn is shown on television and prostitution flourishes on city streets.

37.   Their concerns seem well-founded.

38.   His concerns also seemed to focus on the congressional elections, especially in the South where a Democratic victory depends on rolling out the black vote.

39.   Livshits said legislative elections set for December might force change but that the main concern of parties seemed to be to protect Russian manufacturers.

40.   That was a watershed from which public concern with crime seemed to spiral upwards.