Example sentences of "[pron] can be [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings . |
| 2 | However , the Younger Committee argued that such a topic as privacy , which can be subject to rapid changes in social convention , was probably best not regulated on the basis of the slow build-up of case law , which would always tend to reflect the values of an earlier period rather than of contemporary society . |
| 3 | Often the adverts are not geared to needs but aim at ‘ developing a desire ’ , thus fostering a consumerist mentality which can be detrimental to developmental effort . |
| 4 | However , genetic changes occur in captive groups which can be counter-productive to conservation aims . |
| 5 | ( Larkin 1979 , p. 75 ) since they can be subject to little planning control and have easier access than other rural housing tenures . |
| 6 | Above all , when toxic chemicals are used in ignorance , as in many tropical countries , they can be hazardous to human health . |
| 7 | The Scottish National party has made its view perfectly clear on many occasions and I reiterate that view this evening : radioactive material , whether it be spent nuclear fuel or waste , should be stored above ground , on site , where it can be subject to close inspection . |
| 8 | Holiday demand is highly sensitive to changes in underlying economic conditions ( it is relatively income-elastic for instance ) which means it can be subject to rapid changes as the cyclical pattern of economic activity develops . |