Example sentences of "[subord] they be exposed to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trudgill writes : speakers are not capable of acquiring the correct underlying phonological distinction unless they are exposed to it from the very beginning , before they themselves have even begun to speak . |
| 2 | He saw that the alternative was to suppose that cells become different because they are exposed to different external influences . |
| 3 | The problems result from long-term exposure , so families who change homes every few years may not suffer because they are exposed to levels above the action level for only a short time . |
| 4 | Thus , if people achieve a fair degree of mastery over outcomes and have experience in controlling and manipulating the sources of reinforcement in their lives before they are exposed to uncontrollability , they should be more resilient to depression . |
| 5 | However , it is already apparent that resistance can be induced in insects relatively rapidly when they are exposed to toxin that has been expressed in plants or other organisms . |
| 6 | These are very much the sort of symptoms seen in many chemical-sensitive patients when they are exposed to organic solvents . |
| 7 | These substances , which tend to accumulate in tumour cells , turn from relatively benign chemicals into killers when they are exposed to red light . |
| 8 | Potatoes turn green when they are exposed to any form of light . |
| 9 | Kenneth Markham , who works for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research , funded by the New Zealand government , analysed flavonoids , photo-protective pigments which are synthesised in plants when they are exposed to harmful UV-B radiation , the wavelength most affected by the depletion of stratospheric ozone . |
| 10 | However , there are a number of attractive and promising schemes under very active development at the moment , but the sea is such a hostile environment — it 's corrosive , force is involved for anything sitting on the surface as they are exposed to the force of the waves which is colossal , and if they are on the sea bed then perhaps there are maintenance problems , and getting the electricity ashore has not yet been solved . |