Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be sensitive [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This animal was shown to be sensitive to electricity by its behaviour towards batteries placed in its tank . |
| 2 | It is highly probable that many public library users do not make known unsatisfied demand , and any system which leans heavily on the use of existing stock as a barometer ( as McClellan 's does ) is bound to be sensitive to this criticism . |
| 3 | Two of the deaths occurred in patients known to be sensitive to aspirin . |
| 4 | In this task , known to be sensitive to right hemisphere damage ( Kimura , 1963a ) , subjects were required to report the number of dots that were presented randomly in one or other visual field . |
| 5 | During the study period three patients were found to be sensitive to the elemental diet formula used to induce remission and a further patient proved to have profound salicylate sensitivity . |
| 6 | The discretion was for the District Courts to exercise , but they were urged to be sensitive to the interests expressed in the Convention . |
| 7 | In this connection , central government and LEAs were urged to be sensitive to the wishes of some groups to have their daughters educated in single-sex schools . |