prejudicial

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• do: That is not to say that we intend to do anything prejudicial to the interest of the Names remaining on Syndicate 37.
• have: Candidates were not allowed to name those they believed to have an interest prejudicial to impartial consideration of their case.

Modifies a noun

• interest: Where a member declares a prejudicial interest, he or she must leave the meeting for the duration of that item.
• assumption: Too often prejudicial assumptions by staff lead to very real health needs being overlooked.
• effect: Third, in its prejudicial effects upon the general interests of virtue.
• coverage: Many leaflets were distributed and information made available describing the prejudicial media coverage.

Modifying Another Word

• unfairly: The objections were that the evidence was not probative, failed to meet the authenticity burden and was unfairly prejudicial to the defense.
• seriously: The system can be seriously prejudicial to the process of regenerating contaminated or brown-field sites.
• potentially: The Director of Public Prosecutions should make an application to restrict publication of potentially prejudicial material as soon as any such risk became apparent.
• highly: Others conduct their own defense in a fashion highly prejudicial to their own fair trial interests.
• so: So while the decision was late and therefore in breach, it was not so prejudicial as to be struck down.
• very: I fear that the incident must have a very prejudicial effect upon his career.

Used with adjective complement

• prove: The Kenyan government's aggressive pursuit of land privatization, for example, has proved highly prejudicial to pastoral groups such as the Maasai.
• regard: Then, in these circumstances, the interest may not be regarded as prejudicial.