Example sentences of "[vb base] suffered [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We have suffered setbacks before and bounced back . ’
2 But if your complaint is that a less tangible term of your employment has been broken , as when you have suffered harassment from your superiors or your status has been eroded , it may be difficult to establish a viable claim for compensation if you do not quit .
3 We joined embattled coalfield communities in South Wales , who have suffered decades of dirt , noise and heavy traffic , in a call for a complete overhaul of Minerals Planning Guidance Note 3 which currently tells planning authorities that opencast mining should be permitted in the national interest .
4 ‘ I would , therefore , like to appeal to householders who have suffered damage in the Oval and Trinity Avenue areas of Llandudno to make themselves available at their homes on Tuesday morning so that the Army can gain access and proceed without delay . ’
5 Invest urgently in therapeutic treatment services for abused and neglected children , including , for example , vulnerable children who have suffered abuse in residential care .
6 Many very poor countries , and even some that have suffered famines in the 1980s , like Ethiopia , have actually turned over land to cash crops for export .
7 The Quechua and Aymara-speaking peasants who live in Peru 's Andean highland have suffered abuses from both government forces and guerrillas during nearly 10 years of civil war .
8 It is one of four Magnox stations which have suffered problems with the pressure vessels .
9 Schools and their children have suffered change after change for more than a quarter of a century , especially since the Tories came to power .
10 Thanks to the Empire 's support , Kislev has never fallen , although many of her cities have suffered devastation at the hands of the Chaos Hordes .
11 In our own century , thousands of Christians have suffered martyrdom for their faith .
12 Cats have long memories and if they have suffered pain at male hands they may hate all males for months afterwards , sometimes literally for years .
13 The company is faced with estimated claims of £165 million from banks and building societies that have suffered losses from repossessing homes during the recession .
14 Many clients have suffered losses from poor recommendations in the past , for which they blamed the trainee dealer , who rang them up .
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