Example sentences of "[be] [adv] damaging [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , once we start to distort the operation of open justice and the consideration of the matters , we may very well , through the operation of rumour and all its insidious effects that are so damaging in libel cases — the only justification that I know for the high damages granted in such cases — inflict more damage on justice than we realise . |
| 2 | Public opinion would demand that schoolchildren be moved to safe areas ; a serious raid on a school would be highly damaging to morale . |
| 3 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that Labour 's proposals for a national minimum wage may seem superficially attractive but would be deeply damaging to business , particularly small business , and to job prospects ? |
| 4 | Such a measure would be an insult to our Faith ; it would without question prove to be gravely damaging to morality , private and public ; it would be , and would remain , a curse upon our country . |
| 5 | The record high interest rates were attractive to holders of sterling even though they were also damaging to business . |
| 6 | However , an outspoken minority of executives responsible for recruiting felt strongly that the industry has a disreputable , cowboy element that is potentially damaging to client users and to professional and respectable search firms alike . |
| 7 | The exchange rate policy was highly damaging to manufacturing . |
| 8 | Its effect was particularly damaging in relation to the recurrent tragedies of death in childhood , which are examined in the next chapter . |