Example sentences of "[verb] to [be] [adv] sensitive to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teenagers are said to be especially sensitive to the financial implications and aware of their own lack of power in the matter . |
| 2 | Thus , thromboxane B2 released during incubation of pancreatic fragments may be derived mainly from trapped platelets which are known to be particularly sensitive to the effect of cyclooxygenase inhibitors . |
| 3 | Importantly , the tariff-equivalent quota appears to be relatively sensitive to the value of δ . |
| 4 | It seems to be particularly sensitive to the type of graphics card in use and 256 colour mode often slows it down a lot . |
| 5 | However , larger-scale organizations tend to be less sensitive to local requirements and to have greater inertia and administrative encumbrances ( Richmond 1983 ) . |
| 6 | At the same time , the detailed results have , in some cases , proved to be quite sensitive to the specification of the model ; and the models have introduced considerations ( such as the effect on the scale of firms ) that were absent from the simple competitive equilibrium treatment . |
| 7 | Subjects ’ estimates of risk appeared to be broadly sensitive to differences in the actual accident statistics at the range of junctions encountered . |
| 8 | Obviously there is a very delicate balance between erm demanding too much of people 's time in consulting and talking with you , and not involving them at all , and you have to be very sensitive to how much time people are prepared to give and how much they want to be involved in something . |
| 9 | It is erm on a highway and we have to be very sensitive to the erm not treating anybody whether erm it be a member of parliament or a councillor in anyway which would not to the authorities . |
| 10 | In seeking to acquire protection against arbitrary power and undue repression , subjects , particularly vulnerable minority groups , need to be constantly sensitive to the use of this and other rights . |
| 11 | I can not stress enough how important it is for teachers to realise that because drama is such a powerful tool for helping people change , as teachers we need to be very sensitive to the emotional demands we make on our students . |
| 12 | We need to be more sensitive to the messages underlying what are seen as politically neutral questions . |
| 13 | Moreover , Hahnemann discovered that if a patient needed a particular remedy he or she tended to be very sensitive to it — much more so than someone for whom it was not indicated . |