Example sentences of "to [be] harmful to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also the possibility that genetically released organisms might , while being beneficial to some plants and animals , prove to be harmful to others , including humans . |
| 2 | Pregnancy itself does not appear to be harmful to women with HIV infection . |
| 3 | Social control performs the function of defining those acts that are deemed to be harmful to the society . |
| 4 | when a partner has been guilty of misconduct likely to be harmful to the firm 's business ; |
| 5 | Outrageous , this is wicked , it 's monstrous , but I 'm absolutely appalled , now I 'm not allowed to speak about her because that 's going to be harmful to her , but any Tom , Dick , or Harry can get information which they have no right to about her and about me , about anybody else , and can flog it . |
| 6 | It finds its way to the outside world via the water system and it is believed to be harmful to animals . |
| 7 | Computers , especially microcomputers and terminals with monitors , have been claimed to be harmful to the health of the operator because of radioactive emissions although at the present time there does not appear to be any conclusive proof that a real danger to health exists . |
| 8 | Launching the Poison in the Pipeline ? report , Hughes said that in 1991 one in four water-supply areas in England and Wales supplied water which contained lead more than five times above the level which the World Health Organization ( WHO ) deems to be harmful to health . |