6 sentences with 'vulnerable'
Example sentences and phrases with the word vulnerable and other words derived from it.
• « It is very important for women to understand how vulnerable men are when they offer themselves. »
• « In a sense, the Persian empire both benefited from and became vulnerable to the autonomy of its subjects: each region maintained its own identity and traditions, minimising day-to-day resentment, but in times of crisis such autonomy could also give rise to demands for real independence. »
• « The terms of service in the Praetorian Guard were very attractive: 16 years instead of 25 and pay that was significantly higher (this was a necessity: the emperors starting with Claudius knew they were vulnerable to the Praetorians and needed to keep them happy and loyal). Not surprisingly, the praetorians were recruited from veteran legionaries. »
• « Returning to Rome, the period of crisis that had made the eastern empire so vulnerable to Persian invasion ended with the ascension of Emperor Diocletian in 284 CE. »
• « Numerous independent and rival Islamic kingdoms sprang up throughout the Middle East, North Africa and North India, leaving even the heartland of the Middle East vulnerable to foreign invasion, first by European crusaders from 1095 onwards, and most disastrously during the Mongol invasion of 1258 (under a grandson of Genghis Khan). »
• « When harvests failed, Europeans not only starved to death, but those who survived were left even more vulnerable to epidemics due to weakened immune systems. »