Example sentences of "be subject to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , as for example in Bentham 's design for a prison , Fine ( 1979 p 85 ) observed : " … inmates were to be subjected to a perpetual supervision in the isolation of their cells by an " inspector " , whose presence was always visible in the shape of the central guard tower , but whose particular focus and conclusions were neither within the vision , knowledge or control of the suspected . " |
| 2 | Passengers must also be selected at random and be subjected to a complete baggage check . |
| 3 | Up to 30 farms are being sought initially before scientists choose one which can be subjected to a systematic research programme in which partridges will be fitted with electronic tracking devices . |
| 4 | Perhaps even worse , you might be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry when you believe that you have done nothing wrong . |
| 5 | He contends that in the absence of sufficient fact to establish , on the balance of probability , that the Policyholder could be subjected to a criminal prosecution in respect of the goods , then indemnity should be granted . |
| 6 | He contends that in the absence of sufficient fact to establish , on the balance of probability , that the Policyholder could be subjected to a criminal prosecution in respect of the goods , then indemnity should be granted . |
| 7 | The new code would be subjected to a three-month consultation period and was expected to become effective in the autumn of 1990 . |
| 8 | They have to be subjected to a rigorous trial by doubt , and only those considered ‘ indubitable ’ or ‘ certain beyond any shadow of doubt ’ are finally accepted as true . |
| 9 | Most will be reluctant to undergo assessment , either because they are involved in criminal activity or they expected to be subjected to a judgmental and disapproving attitude towards themselves , or because they are afraid their children may be removed from them . |
| 10 | A person ‘ knowingly concerned ’ in a transaction entered into in contravention of section 3 can only be subjected to a restitutionary order under subsection ( 2 ) if and to the extent that the person received money or property under the transaction in question . |
| 11 | This accident was one of the factors which prompted the then Labour government to decide that the new oxide fuel plant should be subjected to a full-scale public inquiry . |
| 12 | Since the monarch obviously could not be subjected to a direct barrage of demand from all comers , certain informal roads to royal favour came to be established , controlled by gate-keepers with access to the sovereign . |
| 13 | If policies are to improve , third-world governments need to be subjected to a shrewd combination of pressure and advice . |
| 14 | It is no joke , I assure you , to be subjected to the impertinent questioning of those who have come to your public meeting neither for enlightenment nor even good fellowship but to make the candidate appear a proper Charlie . |
| 15 | To be governed is to be subjected to the regular pressure of an authority operating according to fixed rules . |
| 16 | Although fine material may be transported far out to sea in suspension , much of the coarser debris eroded from the cliffs or brought to the coast by the rivers accumulates on the beach , where it may be subjected to the constructive action of waves . |
| 17 | The elderly heart and spine should never be subjected to the tremendous effort required to move heavy furniture and equipment in order to clean under and behind them . |
| 18 | In a statement on April 22 designed to convince a visiting fact-finding mission from the Organization of American States ( OAS ) [ see below ] of his democratic intent , he promised to submit his decision to a plebiscite on July 5 , and pledged that proposed constitutional reforms would also be subjected to the popular vote on Aug. 31 . |
| 19 | For her to be subjected to the whimsical will of a clown ! |
| 20 | Unopposed Private Bills do not need to be subjected to the quasi-judicial type of proceeding apt in the case of opposed bills . |
| 21 | A wall had to be demolished , and patients on these wards could not be subjected to the unavoidable dust and noise which would result . |