Example sentences of "be detrimental to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A telephone poll in Moscow , for instance , found that 42 per cent of respondents thought the results of the summit were ‘ very good ’ , and that a further 44 per cent thought they were ‘ good ’ ; at the same time only 37 per cent thought the treaty would strengthen the security of the USSR , and 8 per cent thought it might be detrimental to Soviet interests . |
| 2 | Often the adverts are not geared to needs but aim at ‘ developing a desire ’ , thus fostering a consumerist mentality which can be detrimental to developmental effort . |
| 3 | Whatever the symbolic advantages of gender neutrality in the law of rape , in practice , whilst the structure of sexual offences remains essentially the same , the effect of such an innovation could conceivably be detrimental to male victims without being of any real assistance to female complainants . |
| 4 | As the Law Commission recommended in 1976 , the test should be whether the granting of relief to an applicant who has delayed would cause substantial prejudice or hardship to any person or would be detrimental to good administration . |
| 5 | For instance , if a country concerned still employs traditional systems which , in the light of more modern techniques , appear to be detrimental to public health , it may be desirable to change patterns of behaviour in , say , nutrition or hygiene . |
| 6 | The council believes the change of use would be detrimental to adjoining occupiers and the surrounding area and says that there is already an existing taxi office use approved for premises nearby in Bowesfield Lane . |
| 7 | This was the contention that the court ought not to entertain the action ‘ because to do so would be detrimental to national security ’ , the defence referring to the long-established practice of Secretaries of State not to disclose or discuss the existence of a warrant . |
| 8 | All of these factors may be detrimental to original interior features . |
| 9 | The loss of basic medical sciences can only be detrimental to clinical teaching and research and to the staff of university hospitals . |