Adjective complement with noun phrase

• render: Large areas have been burnt by uncontrolled forest fires and uneven regeneration of the forest renders the park particularly susceptible to any disturbance.

Infinitive complement

• frost: They can be very susceptible to frost in harsh winters, causing them to hardly flower at all the next summer.

• rust: In the past, tubs always used to be made of vitreous enamel, which was strong, but susceptible to rust.

• attack: This makes the hydrogen atoms d + and susceptible to attack from solvent water, which is acting as a base.

Modifies a noun

• genotype: At the same time those animals which show the most susceptible genotype will be removed from the breeding program.

• livestock: A record of visits to premises with susceptible livestock should be kept by all staff.

• specie: Bats are among the most susceptible mammal species to habitat fragmentation.

• animal: They should seek to avoid going onto any premises where there may be susceptible animals.

• cattle: BVD virus infection of susceptible pregnant cattle almost invariably results in the transfer of the virus to the fetus.

• insect: This ensures susceptible insects are nearby to mate with rare resistant ones that may emerge from the Bt corn.

Modifying Another Word

• genetically: Others are studying genetic factors to determine whether some people are genetically susceptible to developing PD.

• peculiarly: A mob is peculiarly susceptible to Satan's influence.

• particularly: Reading aloud TEFL seems to be particularly susceptible to myths.

• notoriously: BMW, in particular, produces wheels that are notoriously susceptible to curb kissing.

• moderately: Field bindweed seed is moderately susceptible to soil solarization.

• unusually: It isn't clear that people with neuromuscular diseases are unusually susceptible to the nerve or muscle damaging effects of statins.

Used with adjective complement

• prove: If it is located on the side of the vehicleâs body at the front, this can prove susceptible to damage and wear.

• become: More genetic research will not alter the conditions in which people become susceptible to many diseases.

• seem: During the period of rapid growth the algae scarcely seemed susceptible to viruses.

• appear: Agents that appear susceptible in vitro may be much less effective in vivo.