Example sentences of "be vulnerable to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NSC 68 had been influenced in part by the fear that the United States itself would be vulnerable to Soviet attack as early as 1954 . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , as more is learnt about the molecular details of viral infections , points at which viruses might be vulnerable to selective attack are being uncovered . |
| 3 | For a more realistic scenario of a 1 metre rise , cities and resorts built on sandbanks on the eastern and Gulf coasts including Miami , Galveston and Atlantic City would be vulnerable to serious flooding during hurricanes . |
| 4 | Given the fact that less than 30 per cent of charges brought resulted in successful conviction ( when the rate for most other crimes was about 50 per cent ) , we may wonder how much substance there was in many of the accusations , or whether at times of political anxiety certain types of people were likely to be vulnerable to false accusations because they conformed to the popular stereotype of who a Jacobite was . |
| 5 | The reservoir backed up behind the dam could be vulnerable to nuclear attack , opponents say . |
| 6 | If these channels are not pursued , adoptees may be vulnerable to commercial offers of tracing at inflated charges . |