Sentence examples for thought to be sensitive from inspiring English sources

The spines are covered by thin, highly innervated skin and are thought to be sensitive to the movements of potential predators when the potto tucks its head between its arms in a defensive posture.

Image thanks to @Care2 pic.twitter.com/kp1wkDXEHP January 14 , 2014On the question of whether sharks will be attracted to the area by the baits - as suggested by opponents to the WA government policy - the South African government agency says: The distance over which sharks are thought to be sensitive to smell is of the order of a few hundred metres as opposed to kilometres.

Therefore, this newly invented nanobarcode microbead platform is thought to be sensitive, flexible, cost-effective and accurate in a level equivalent to the conventional methods.

Juvenile American crocodiles are thought to be sensitive to high salinity levels, suffering reduced mass, and potentially reduced survivorship and recruitment.

He chose to study two indicators of linguistic ability thought to be sensitive to the progression of dementia, idea density and grammatical complexity.

Because studies have shown that the golden-crowned sifaka are most likely to be found in large forest fragments (greater than 1000 ha), the species is thought to be sensitive to forest fragmentation and degradation.

That has been puzzling, because the polar regions are thought to be more sensitive to warming trends than the rest of the globe.

Enhanced CT scan was thought to be more sensitive for detection of lymph node metastases.

However, patients with bipolar II disorder are thought to be more sensitive to side effects than bipolar I disorder patients.

These levels of formaldehyde do not appear to impact asthmatics even though these individuals are thought to be more sensitive to irritants.

Eulex has a staff of 1,600 and tackles cases of organised crime, corruption and war crimes thought to be too sensitive for local justice officials to handle.