Example sentences of "can be cause by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Clinton was quoted as saying : ‘ Nobody knows better than I do the pain that can be caused by discussing rumours , even in private conversations , and I did n't mean to be hurtful to anyone . ’ |
| 2 | Mental handicap can be caused by a wide range of medical , social and environmental factors , of which some are to an extent preventable . |
| 3 | Mental handicap can be caused by the presence in the foetus of an abnormal chromosomal make-up . |
| 4 | The incorrect enzyme presence can be caused by the presence of recessive genes ; or simply by the absence of certain enzymes . |
| 5 | Teachers should never treat non-standard dialect as sub-standard language but should recognise the intimate links between dialect and identity and the damage to self-esteem and motivation which can be caused by indiscriminate ‘ correction ’ of dialect forms . |
| 6 | Hepatitis simply means an inflammatory disorder of the liver and it can be caused by a variety of agents : drugs and poisons , bacteria and viruses . |
| 7 | Heave can be caused by the ingress of water into clay and by chemical action in certain types of soil and shale filling . |
| 8 | If you 've never had a day 's illness in your life , it 's hard to imagine the financial disruption that can be caused by sudden hospitalisation . |
| 9 | Cancer , genetic defects and accelerated ageing can be caused by exposure to low level radiation . |
| 10 | It can be caused by several different germs . |
| 11 | Breakages can be caused by … handling of stock . |
| 12 | Over the past ten years , doctors have begun to recognize just how many different childhood problems can be caused by food sensitivity . |
| 13 | And whilst it is impossible to state categorically that heart disease can be caused by eating too much fat , in recent investigations it was observed that among the groups of people who consumed high amounts of fat the incidence of heart attack was far higher than among those who followed a low fat diet . |
| 14 | The above analysis has demonstrated that , in the absence of price adjustments , DD unemployment can be caused by : |
| 15 | Blemishes on your back and sometimes on the buttocks can be caused by friction , perspiration and micro-organisms . |
| 16 | If you are over-weight , and must cut down the amount you eat , you will repeatedly lapse , to satisfy your cravings. persistent minor symptoms , such as headaches , aching limbs or a lack of energy are often put down to nerves or stress but they can be caused by a reaction to food . |
| 17 | Exposing the board for too long a period will rarely cause any damage , but troublesome problems can be caused by underexposure , when the UV sensitive coating will not have thoroughly reacted to the UV light . |
| 18 | Aches and pains , backache , headache and general feeling of vague discomfort can be caused by using the body in a way it does n't like . |
| 19 | It is impossible for any of us to monitor carefully every single thing we say — how boring and stilted our speech would be if we did — but it is as well to remember that young children take the spoken word very literally , and a great deal of harm can be caused by the use of thoughtless and insensitive phrases . |
| 20 | More recent research has revealed that genetic malfunction can be caused by chemical carcinogens that convert normal genes into cancerous ones . |
| 21 | Indeed , much depression in older people , which is at the root of many illnesses , can be caused by the lack of this essential physical contact . |
| 22 | This can be caused by a number of factors usually relating to the previous relationships and patterns of communication within the family . |
| 23 | BALDNESS can be caused by ringworm from a fungi passed on by pet budgies , dogs and cats , says an Australian hair expert . |
| 24 | Meningitis can be caused by both bacteria and viruses . |
| 25 | Even in a large sexual population , senescence can be caused by the cumulative effects of many rare deleterious alleles held in mutation-selection balance . |
| 26 | You may have vaginal thrush or perhaps an ‘ anaerobic ’ vaginitis , a very common infection which can be caused by various microbes , not necessarily sexually transmitted . |
| 27 | Poor nutrition can be caused by inadequate or restricted intake of food for a variety of reasons . |
| 28 | A good deal of real embarrassment can be caused by simply giving an expensive item to a journalist who knew she would not be able to write about a product in any depth but expressed a wish to buy it . |
| 29 | It 's very thick on the outside but almost , you can almost see through some of the bone in the base there and that can be caused by as , a blow on the head if it 's the bolt of the erm brain that 's caused , got the injury , or from the base of skull is usually caused by er landing on your feet from heights , and |
| 30 | Obviously eventually if people keep on leaking blood their pressure will fall but you could have a situation where there 's not a single drop of blood yet lost to the system and yet the person 's in shock because the blood 's not being circulated properly off the heart , not a drop of blood lost to the system , but insufficient pressure , so shock can be caused by either of those two things , failure of the circulatory system because the pressure of the volume drops dangerously low , okay , you did a lot of work on what the person looks like , yes you as the casu you as the first aider will see this person in front of you , what will they be like ? |