Example sentences of "[is] subjected to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 First , if the specimen is subjected to axial stress — as well as the twist , then as Biot ( 1939 ) has shown , Equation ( 5.3 ) needs to be modified so that where is the applied torque and I the second moment of area of the cross-section with respect to the twist axis .
2 In this method , the protein(s) and labelled DNA are incubated together , and the equilibrated reaction mixture is subjected to limited modification with DMS ( 1 , 2 ) .
3 Where the victim is subjected to serious violence , an intention to have sexual intercourse is all that is required .
4 If after times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , … the system is subjected to additional stresses σ 1 , σ 2 , σ 3 , … then the principle states that the creep response of the system can be predicted simply by summing the individual responses from each stress increment .
5 If sulphur hexafluoride is subjected to electrical sparking in the presence of oxygen , it degrades , releasing toxic breakdown products .
6 of the population of Britain is subjected to similar average levels to those in Bridge and Medway Roads .
7 The data is subjected to conventional analysis to find exceedences over alarm levels or to measure amplitudes at certain critical frequencies .
8 The plaintiff 's feelings may be wounded if he is subjected to aggressive cross-examination , especially if it is designed to support what transpires to be an unsuccessful plea of justification , so this forensic factor may be brought into account .
9 In the direction of things for the escape of which an occupier of land is subjected to strict liability .
10 They occur in areas where the Earth 's crust is subjected to tensional forces , trying to pull it apart .
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