Example sentences of "[vb -s] them vulnerable " in BNC.
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1 | Short squat whelks are also the ones most at risk from predators ( see p. 302 ) , their small size and rounded shape making them easily swallowed by gulls and eiders whilst their wide mouth renders them vulnerable to oystercatchers and crabs . |
2 | He believed that women are to be adored for their naturalness , but because this makes them vulnerable and subject to extremes of temperament , they should also be under the control of their husbands . |
3 | It is their naivety , apparently , that makes them vulnerable , lending weight to the view that , in combating cuckoos , experience does count . |
4 | Although this is a powerful technique , which can crack someone 's skull open , exponents of it need to be aware that its very committed position makes them vulnerable to a sweeping counter-attack . |
5 | That , says the I O D , makes them vulnerable to economic down turns . |
6 | The bland presentation of the palaces is something which , in Ms Turton 's view , leaves them vulnerable to gross misinterpretation : ‘ If you were an American visitor you could almost think the Tower of London was built by Walt Disney . |
7 | They are following a path that leaves them vulnerable to just the type of discount-retailing that has flourished in Germany . |