Example sentences of "sensitive to the need of " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This makes the church sensitive to the needs of those areas and that section of the population which has not benefited from the last 10 years of Conservative government , ’ he says , claiming that there is ‘ no automatic connection between wealth creation and a happy society ’ .
2 But he commanded general respect as an authoritative voice , in tune with the need for social order , sensitive to the needs of the unions and his own party , but also with a genuine cross-party appeal .
3 In Laing 's opinion , a manager becomes increasingly sensitive to the needs of others as he gets older and more experienced .
4 Though very sympathetic and sensitive to the needs of the birth family most adopters did not feel they could cope with contact .
5 Centralisation by itself is not the problem : despite what the federalists say , ‘ centralised ’ states such as Britain are perfectly capable of being sensitive to the needs of the regions .
6 Despite what Dr Goode and others have said , however , I think the law and ethics governing the situation you 've been hearing about are both understandable and quite sensitive to the needs of patients and doctors .
7 From this recital of the general and specific duties of the doctor , it can be seen that the law in England , if understood and followed , is sensitive to the needs of patient and doctor alike .
8 While , of course , it is necessary to become sensitive to the needs of others , even if this means taking on a little of their pain at the time , it is not good to allow this negativity to linger ( remember my experience with Charlotte ? — Chapter 3 ) .
9 They are designed to help parishes to be more sensitive to the needs of and provide the necessary practical and spiritual support .
10 The book goes on to describe , in a reflective and anecdotal way , an approach to evangelism which is true to our experience , moulded by our personality and sensitive to the needs of the individuals with whom we believe it right to share openly our faith .
11 At Sensiq , we 're particularly sensitive to the needs of sensitive skin .
12 How do we develop systems that are sensitive to the needs of users as well as the expressed needs of practitioners ? and , How do we maintain the practitioners ' interest when the need for change is identified but managing a planned process of change will take time ?
13 Studies of effective managers show that they are sensitive to the needs of a situation and modify their influencing styles accordingly .
14 Radio La Voz de la Comunidad seeks to redress this imbalance by being sensitive to the needs of the community and providing a mixed diet of local and national news , educational programmes and entertainment .
15 Flexible contracting will increase accountability to management and make management sensitive to the needs of patients .
16 Burnfield ( 1985 ) , a psychiatrist with multiple sclerosis , states : ‘ I believe that having MS has helped me to become more sensitive to the needs of others and that it has enhanced my skills as a healer .
17 The terms under which children could be received into care were considerably widened , the methods of care were made more sensitive to the needs of children and the unified administrative structure ensured more uniform standards of care over the country .
18 Thus our official , in dealing with the , politician , needs to be aware of the political impact of his or her advice and be sensitive to the needs of the politician .
19 The businessman has to be sensitive to the needs of the customer or to the demands of the shareholders .
20 The Southwark Adult Education Institute , London , has developed special provision for unemployed people , as well as being sensitive to the needs of unemployed people on its mainstream programme .
21 The fundamental objective of the Community Care Legislation is to achieve an improvement in Community Care Services by making them more sensitive to the needs of users and carers .
22 We have become more civilised and more sensitive to the needs of individuals , and more reluctant to pander to prurience : hence our law against naming rape or blackmail victims , the limits on reporting evidence in divorce cases , and the rules against revealing old criminal convictions .
23 The department also has a specific interest in ensuring N C V O is sensitive to the needs of rural areas , and rural voluntary organisations .
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