Example sentences of "are more vulnerable " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corning 's high-quality , high-priced pots and pans are more vulnerable to recession than more humble vessels . |
| 2 | For example , is there any substance in the claim that young men of 16 and 17 are more vulnerable , socially and psychologically , than young women of a similar age ? |
| 3 | Smaller firms in the UK are more vulnerable to takeovers because of the existence of a sophisticated Stock Exchange which encourages small companies to raise finance by being floated on the unlisted markets . |
| 4 | One of the reasons why women are more vulnerable than men with the introduction of highly technologised industry is that female workers are considered inappropriate for mechanised industry . |
| 5 | For example , research findings suggest that children of families under stress are more vulnerable to accidents , such as ingestion of poisons . |
| 6 | Alcohol abuse in Scotland is its own special problem , and for all their importance as the working-class aristocracy of Scottish society , footballers are more vulnerable to drink than most . |
| 7 | In the winter , when the vegetation dies down , the rodents are more vulnerable to predation and are taken more frequently ( Southern , 1954 ) . |
| 8 | some people are more vulnerable than others to the harmful effects of solvents and may suffer lasting damage . |
| 9 | BABY FISH are more vulnerable to predators than large fish . |
| 10 | Their ability to control and to recover control of a class is more tenuous , and their reputations are more vulnerable . |
| 11 | Not only are expectations of family life changing , but since families also operate as groups or systems within a wider environment some families are more vulnerable to social change than others . |
| 12 | Research has also clearly demonstrated that some children and families are more vulnerable than others but that such disadvantage can be alleviated if society 's policies are designed to do so . |
| 13 | To a greater or less extent this applies to all our sea-birds , but some are more vulnerable than others . |
| 14 | The National Council for One-Parent Families is , understandably , concerned about the number of one-parent family children who go into substitute care , arguing that they are more vulnerable to separation because the help they need is often withheld . |
| 15 | Businesses and government agencies are more vulnerable than private individuals to liability because they can afford it . |
| 16 | A typical road accident involving children takes place on a Friday in winter — and boys are more vulnerable than girls . |
| 17 | Women earn less than men , have lower hourly rates of pay even in the same occupation , are more likely to be employed part-time or in homeworking , and are more vulnerable to unemployment . |
| 18 | They are more vulnerable to unemployment than white workers . |
| 19 | Research has shown recently that erm a life event , such as you described can precipitate depression in someone who 's self esteem is low and I think this is where we women are more vulnerable . |
| 20 | Working-class women live in increasing poverty and are more vulnerable than middle-class women to state interference and control . |
| 21 | Certain sectors are more vulnerable to this process than others . |
| 22 | ‘ It could be argued that this situation amounts to a cynical manipulation of a group which the Government and employers recognise are more vulnerable than most . |