Example sentences of "be subject to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , as for example in Bentham 's design for a prison , Fine ( 1979 p 85 ) observed : " … inmates were to be subjected to a perpetual supervision in the isolation of their cells by an " inspector " , whose presence was always visible in the shape of the central guard tower , but whose particular focus and conclusions were neither within the vision , knowledge or control of the suspected . " |
| 2 | Passengers must also be selected at random and be subjected to a complete baggage check . |
| 3 | Up to 30 farms are being sought initially before scientists choose one which can be subjected to a systematic research programme in which partridges will be fitted with electronic tracking devices . |
| 4 | Perhaps even worse , you might be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry when you believe that you have done nothing wrong . |
| 5 | He contends that in the absence of sufficient fact to establish , on the balance of probability , that the Policyholder could be subjected to a criminal prosecution in respect of the goods , then indemnity should be granted . |
| 6 | He contends that in the absence of sufficient fact to establish , on the balance of probability , that the Policyholder could be subjected to a criminal prosecution in respect of the goods , then indemnity should be granted . |
| 7 | The new code would be subjected to a three-month consultation period and was expected to become effective in the autumn of 1990 . |
| 8 | They have to be subjected to a rigorous trial by doubt , and only those considered ‘ indubitable ’ or ‘ certain beyond any shadow of doubt ’ are finally accepted as true . |
| 9 | Most will be reluctant to undergo assessment , either because they are involved in criminal activity or they expected to be subjected to a judgmental and disapproving attitude towards themselves , or because they are afraid their children may be removed from them . |
| 10 | A person ‘ knowingly concerned ’ in a transaction entered into in contravention of section 3 can only be subjected to a restitutionary order under subsection ( 2 ) if and to the extent that the person received money or property under the transaction in question . |
| 11 | This accident was one of the factors which prompted the then Labour government to decide that the new oxide fuel plant should be subjected to a full-scale public inquiry . |
| 12 | Since the monarch obviously could not be subjected to a direct barrage of demand from all comers , certain informal roads to royal favour came to be established , controlled by gate-keepers with access to the sovereign . |
| 13 | If policies are to improve , third-world governments need to be subjected to a shrewd combination of pressure and advice . |