Example sentences of "[be] exposed to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , the parents were asked about family smoking habits and any other way in which the baby might be exposed to passive smoking . |
| 2 | Worried parents fretted that their children would be exposed to X-rated happenings . |
| 3 | Important differences between the exposures of atomic bomb survivors and nuclear industry workers are that nuclear industry workers are more likely to be contaminated internally by the ingestion , inhalation , or other intake of radioactive substances ; to be exposed to other types of external radiation such as neutrons ; and to be exposed to chemicals at work . |
| 4 | They no longer function adequately ‘ on automatic ’ and may therefore be exposed to unacceptable risks . |
| 5 | Rape victims , for example , may fear the consequences of reporting the act , and may not wish to be cross-examined by the police or in court and be exposed to possible innuendoes and suggestions that they ‘ encouraged ’ their assailant . |
| 6 | ‘ It seems to me that a new play like Shadowlands needs to be exposed to different audiences before it settles down . |
| 7 | Though soon to be exposed to Nazi atrocities as returning soldiers and the world 's press became free to speak , he enjoyed the feeling of being on the winning side , of seeing his country 's troops and their allies making strong progress across Europe . |
| 8 | The child and parents may need to be exposed to intensive care and contact with each other ( Iwaniec and Herbert 1982 ) . |
| 9 | Any cliff or headland which faces the direction from which the greatest waves come will obviously be exposed to severe wave attack . |
| 10 | Although there is a temptation to save scarce money by cutting down on insurance , the Church 's human and material resources are too important to be exposed to needless risk or loss . |
| 11 | Otherwise , as Evershed J said in Routh v Jones [ 1947 ] 1 All ER 179 " … the master would be exposed to unfair competition on the part of his former servant — competition flowing not so much from the personal skill of the assistant as from the intimacies and knowledge of the master 's business acquired by the servant from the circumstances of his employment " . |
| 12 | Your students will be exposed to natural conversations , TV interviews and presentations , embracing a cross-section of regional accents and age groups . |
| 13 | The batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat or cold temperatures , or exposed to moisture . |
| 14 | She sought also to argue that he was in error in failing to decide that she had established a grave risk that they would be exposed to physical or psychological harm or otherwise placed in an intolerable situation if their return were to be ordered . |
| 15 | The preference of ministers and mandarins — none of whom had a desire to be exposed to public criticism — for the ‘ gentleman 's agreement ’ rather than the public discussion of serious policy issues was equally understandable . |
| 16 | At the same time Lutheran music began to be exposed to foreign influences . |