Example sentences of "suffer from [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | jobs which involve using heavy domestic equipment , or climbing steps and taking down curtains can be a real problem , and the thorough spring-clean they always used to do becomes a complete impossibility if they happen to suffer from one of the common disorders of old age , such as arthritis or heart trouble . |
| 2 | Of course we also have to recognize that in the kind of world in which we live , it is possible to have inward peace and security and yet to suffer from various problems with our bodies . |
| 3 | Where you are likely to suffer from regular assaults , it may well be worth considering cladding part or all of you greenhouse with polycarbonate sheeting . |
| 4 | As for differences between Ipswich and Newham , Table 4.4 indicates that in Newham people in poorer home care circumstances ( in both action and control samples ) are remaining at home compared with Ipswich ; in particular they are more likely to suffer from persistent wandering , to live alone , and to have no closely involved informal carer . |
| 5 | In his later years , he was also to suffer from persistent bronchial trouble and emphysema exacerbated by his smoking . |
| 6 | All horses are likely to suffer from internal parasites or ‘ worms ’ and should be regularly treated for them . |
| 7 | Pramual said that he would not allow " millions " of borrowers , including small businesses and individuals with home loans , to suffer from higher interest rates . |
| 8 | However , despite these encouraging signs , LASMO — in common with all companies in the oil industry — continues to suffer from low oil prices and the world recession , and as a result has announced economies to help safeguard its long-term position . |
| 9 | Stories told about Burton at this time are necessarily retrospective and tend to suffer from retrospective grandeur and glamour . |
| 10 | Similarly , desecrated shrines or graves are doomed to suffer from continued hauntings , and the ghosts of murdered lovers or deserted children assail the living in their quest for post-mortem justice . |
| 11 | Innocent families having to suffer from that , all for the want of proper supervision and proper care . |
| 12 | If you are to suffer from amphibian poisoning , it is you who must do the biting . |
| 13 | Why should we have to suffer from such incompetence ? — . |
| 14 | A large majority of secondary school pupils have been shown to suffer from such misconceptions . |
| 15 | ‘ Unless Mr Reid has demanded that the Government remove its financial straightjacket , BR will continue to suffer from poor morale , chronic overcrowding and growing passenger concerns about safety and reliability . ’ |
| 16 | In support of this theory is the fact that zebras are much less likely to suffer from certain insect-carried diseases than other equines . |
| 17 | And I must add here that my own skin also became smoother and whilst at times I used to suffer from dry skin , strangely I no longer do . |
| 18 | A number of independent research studies carried out in California , Massachusetts , Hawaii and London have shown that moderate drinkers have a lower mortality rate than total abstainers and are less likely to suffer from coronary disease . |
| 19 | An individual 's diet may vary for many reasons and while starvation is unusual in the Western world because of the availability of food , it is still possible for people in the West to suffer from inadequate nutrition . |
| 20 | In a paper published this month in Nature by Dr Shigekazu Nagata from the Osaka Bioscience Institute in Japan , it was found that a strain of mice long known to suffer from auto-immune disease lacks a working version of a gene called Fas . |
| 21 | When a birth does occur , there is an above average number of Caesarean sections , multiple births , congenital ( at birth ) problems in babies , and more women seem to suffer from postnatal depression . |
| 22 | A SIMPLE ANATOMICAL weakness causes at least one in 50 men to suffer from inguinal ( groin ) hernias . |
| 23 | The main findings of this study can be summarised as follows : ( 1 ) patients with adenomatous colorectal polyps generally showed a significant increase in the cytoproliferative activity of the most superficial portions of the rectal crypts compared with controls ; ( b ) this difference was primarily the result of an appreciable upward shift of replicating cells in patients destined to suffer from recurrent polyps ; the proliferative pattern of patients whose polyps did not recur after initial polypectomies were essentially similar to those of controls ; ( c ) the proliferative pattern of flat rectal mucosa did not change appreciably during the follow up period regardless of whether polyps recurred or not . |
| 24 | Sikh ones have learned to live with the reality of this on their own terms , while Gujerati Hindu male egos appear in general not to suffer from this particular weakness at all . |
| 25 | As yet the only people to suffer from this setback are the investors . |
| 26 | If ethnic monitoring recommendations are anything to go by , both in schools and elsewhere , official information on the fate of pupils from the minorities will continue to suffer from this lacuna . |
| 27 | Lear was always to suffer from this apparent rejection . |
| 28 | Older women are also more likely than older men to suffer from psychological problems such as loneliness and anxiety and to have lower levels of morale or life satisfaction ( Atchley , 1976 ; Abrams , 1978 ) . |
| 29 | They are seen to suffer from some of the myths and lack of understanding which Bandana Ahmad 's chapter explores . |
| 30 | Does the breeder replace the pup free-of-charge if it is found to suffer from any hereditary fault ? 5 . |