Example sentences of "[be] subjected to severe " in BNC.

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1 Before they reached heaven , the great majority of men and women would be required to spend a period in an intermediate location called purgatory , where those destined for eternal bliss would first be subjected to severe punishments for the sins they had committed on earth .
2 Classical liberalism has been subjected to severe criticism both from conservatives and communitarians .
3 As we indicated in the discussion of sampling , the survey method , especially the explanatory survey , has been subjected to severe criticism and from social researchers whose own careers have been forged within the tradition of variable analysis .
4 This attempt to produce a scientific scheme of ideas has been subjected to severe criticism which need not be repeated here ( see Simon 1957 ; Rose 1975 ) .
5 Some detainees were subjected to severe beatings while in police custody , for example at the Brigade spéciale de recherche ( BSR ) , Special Investigation Brigade , in Bujumbura .
6 8.7 It is anticipated on the basis of past experience that employees will in some respect ‘ self-select ’ for external counselling as a reaction to extreme personal stress sustained as a result of being subjected to severe violence or aggressive behaviour .
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