Example sentences of "[is] suffering from [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 's just that he 's suffering from a temporary loss of memory of our previous days — and nights — together . ’
2 The family of a three year old girl who 's suffering from a rare heart condition has set up a support group to help other sufferers .
3 If the patient is unconscious and will never regain consciousness , or is suffering from a progressive or fatal illness , then the respirator must be seen as heroic treatment and may be turned off , as in the case of Karen Quinlan , when it is no longer of any lasting benefit .
4 Admission under these sections , in brief , may be made when a person is suffering from a mental disorder , and such admission is in the interests of the person 's ( defined as patient ) own health or safety or for the protection of other persons .
5 The fact that a person is suffering from a mental disorder within the Mental Health Act 1983 does not preclude a legally effective consent ( ss. 57 and 58 ) The question in each case is whether the person was capable of understanding .
6 While we ca n't say that we are in complete agreement with Barry Graham 's ‘ with one bound , IBM was free ’ analysis of the company 's manifold problems and its prospects , written up in today 's page two , there is no doubt that IBM Corp is suffering from a deep crisis of confidence , and his messianic defence of the mainframe makes it quite clear that the man who should be running IBM in succession to John Akers is — Barry Graham .
7 Betty 's mother is suffering from a mild form of senile dementia , and the family has decided residential care will be best for her .
8 Your Blue Ring Angel is suffering from a viral infection called Lymphocystis .
9 If , on the other hand , your elderly parent shows a quite uncharacteristic withdrawal from her normal concern for you and for others and is totally obsessed in an agitated fashion with herself and her own troubles , over a long period , you should begin to wonder if , in fact , she is suffering from a true depressive illness and may be in need of medical help .
10 The political reality is that Connecticut is suffering from the economic slowdown that has hit most of the north-east .
11 The marine manatee , which can grow to as long as 4.5 metres and weigh 600 kilograms , is suffering from the rapid disappearance of its coastal mangrove swamps , and the pollution of those that remain .
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