Example sentences of "sensitive to the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But trade flows are at least as sensitive to the level of non-tariff barriers as they are to tariffs themselves . |
| 2 | In the second place , the maximum amplitude of velocity fluctuations reached at the end of the unstable region will be sensitive to the level of small disturbances present at its start ; the appearance of local regions of turbulence probably depends on a certain amplitude being reached . |
| 3 | It also allows us to consider directly the implications of the object as physical form which mediates between the subjective and objective worlds , and to do so within an anthropological mode sensitive to the specificity of culture . |
| 4 | By using a longitudinal approach sensitive to the variation of individual experience , the project aims to collect and interpret information about crucial aspects of the period of residence . |
| 5 | A major assertion of democratic theory is that governments in representative democracies are uniquely sensitive to the preferences of the population . |
| 6 | ‘ The lady Fiorenza is sensitive to the feelings of others , ’ Nicholas said . |
| 7 | Successful hedonists are , for short periods , very sensitive to the feelings of those with whom they talk , drink or make love , postpone the question ‘ Am I getting as much as I am giving ? ’ , and do not revert to egoism until the party is over . |
| 8 | This means being ready and anxious to learn , approaching problems with an open mind , and being sensitive to the feelings of others . |
| 9 | Long suffering had made Dr Neil sensitive to the feelings of others . |
| 10 | He was a man excessively sensitive to the opinions of others . |
| 11 | You 're sensitive to the clicking of heels on the stairs , Mary , I know that , are n't you ? |
| 12 | There , the emphasis to date has not been on regulation per se , but on building a culture sensitive to the management of conflicts of interest . |
| 13 | The Committee is sensitive to the concerns of local residents about the disruption they experience when major events take place at the stadium , and has undertaken to pursue all possible steps to maximise the use of public transport to take crowds to and from matches . |
| 14 | As British Governments of both colours have failed the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus , to whom they undertook certain responsibilities under the constitution of 1960 and the treaty of guarantee , would not it be advisable for the Government to be a bit more sensitive to the concerns of the Turkish Cypriots who do not want to see — under whatever agreement , which may be too favourable to the Greek Cypriots — a return to the situation in the 1960s ? |
| 15 | The rate for double beta decay is extremely sensitive to the mass of the neutrino and would provide an accurate method for measuring it . |
| 16 | The price policies are less sensitive to the inclusion of scale economies ; with the EC minimum import price , welfare is reduced an additional 0.08% , while with the optimal tariff , welfare is increased by an extra 0.24% . |
| 17 | And I think there is scope for misunderstanding there , and I think that if those two basic things , if we could learn to do those better , and I say ‘ we ’ because I do n't think anyone has all the answers to these problems , that , that school-parent relationships would , would improve a lot more that way , by doing these basic things better , and being sensitive to the difficulties of , of communication , rather than by trying to do all kinds of new policy things and erect new formal committees of this and that kind . |
| 18 | Ever sensitive to the possibility of internecine strife among the nationalities of the empire , the tsar compelled the Holy Synod to consider ways of resolving the matter . |
| 19 | But it does urge all who are responsible for ordering the worship of parish churches to be sensitive to the variety of people who constitute our congregations . |
| 20 | Thus the EC remains highly sensitive to the origins of garments made up within African countries when the woven fabric is imported from elsewhere , and may reject such imports on the grounds that they are not wholly manufactured within the exporting country . |
| 21 | Amphetamine produces its effects by causing certain neurons to release more of the neurotransmitter , dopamine — one of the many chemicals used in the brain to transmit signals from one cell to another — suggesting that schizophrenics either produced too much , or were too sensitive to the actions of the transmitter . |
| 22 | Moreover , Labour politicians and full-time union officials were much more sensitive to the conservatism of a working-class electorate which was just weaned from Liberalism and , in many important areas , continued to return Conservative MPs . |
| 23 | The ways in which SPAR and CLE-1 tackle the problems were compared , leading to pointers for the development of CLE-2 , which is intended to combine CLE-1 's wide coverage of individual linguistic phenomena with a more robust architecture that is sensitive to the interaction of different processes . |
| 24 | It seems to be particularly sensitive to the type of graphics card in use and 256 colour mode often slows it down a lot . |
| 25 | Secondly , related to this , we must be sensitive to the development of quite distinct working-class strategies , designed above all to preserve family structures in the new conditions of urbanisation and industrialisation . |
| 26 | The good restricted professional is sensitive to the development of individual pupils , an inventive teacher and a skilful class-manager . |
| 27 | It is sensitive to the order of examples . |
| 28 | However some insects , such as mole crickets , are extremely sensitive to the frequency of the sound produced by their mate 's wings . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Its ears are only sensitive to the frequencies of these sounds and its brain will only respond to certain patterns of sound , so nearly all unnecessary noises are excluded . |