sensitive material

collocation in English

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sensitive
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/us
/ˈsen.sə.t̬ɪv/
easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofsensitiveandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anysensitivematerialwas removed prior to receipt by the researchers.
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It is also difficult to protect from disclosuresensitivematerial, such as the identity of an informant.
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That is potentially because they have access tosensitivematerial.
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Civil servants are already instructed on the security classification to be applied to government documents containing commerciallysensitivematerial.
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These can involve very classified andsensitivematerial.
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These were intended to ensure that stillsensitivematerialwas not published.
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We all recognise that some commerciallysensitivematerialmight have had to have been left out, but how much of it was really sensitive?
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I also hope that protection for members of that committee against criminal proceedings for disclosure of other than commerciallysensitivematerialwill be given.
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The draft code of practice already provides for the prosecutor to receive the sensitive schedule and to have access to allsensitivematerial.
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We are asked to put into the public domain highlysensitivematerial.
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It is a feature of the current disclosure requirements that it is very difficult to protectsensitivematerial.
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It contains a considerable amount of highlysensitivematerialon the operation of the security services.
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It will contain commerciallysensitivematerialand is not intended for publication.
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The test would also protectsensitivematerialmore effectively than at present.
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The advantage of the tribunal process is thatsensitivematerialcan be disclosed and kept confidential.
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The current rules oblige the courts to order disclosure in cases where the actual relevance ofsensitivematerialmay be marginal at best.
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Paragraph 6.6 makes reference tosensitivematerialbeing that which is given in confidence.
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Similar considerations apply to thesensitivematerialobtained under interception warrants.
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I recently participated in an online discussion which included somesensitivematerial.
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