Example sentences of "[vb mod] affect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pelvic infection It is particularly important to tell your doctor about any pelvic infections , ‘ salpingitis ’ or sexually transmitted disease you have had in the past , as this may affect the choice of contraceptive method for you . |
| 2 | There are several complaints that may affect women at some time in their lives from period pains and pre-menstrual tension to thrush and cystitis . |
| 3 | This guide contains information about specific medical conditions which may affect older people in residential and nursing homes and other places where they may be cared for — such as hotels and guest houses . |
| 4 | The book briefly describes the regulations relevant to setting up and running care homes ; looks at general issues to do with medical care in homes — such as relationships with general practitioners , prescribing and use of drugs , and admission to hospital ; and then summarises the implications of a range of clinical conditions which may affect older people in care homes . |
| 5 | However , the truth of the problem was lameness , which may affect more than one leg . |
| 6 | These new developments may affect the very way in which we grow our plants . |
| 7 | The introduction of new technology is only one aspect of problem solving in marginal areas and the desirable overall policy package may be to a substantial degree indivisible since changing one part may affect one or all of the other parts at a local , regional , national or European Economic Community ( EEC ) level . |
| 8 | Short-term gains by cheating are likely to be offset by long-term losses that may affect one 's offspring and those of relatives . |
| 9 | Ultimately , it does not matter that much whether the future arrangements of the EC are called federal , confederal , political union or whatever , except that labels may affect expectations and may accord spurious legitimacy to Community institutions . |
| 10 | The diff lock may affect the warranty on a new vehicle as at the moment they are not Land Rover approved fitments . |
| 11 | The degree of risk relates to some extent to the level of intake ; the drugs may affect the foetus directly , or create conditions in which complications are more likely to develop , for example by lowering the birth weight , or affecting the enzymes . |
| 12 | The barrier to this is not so much their intellectual capability , but the social stigma of their handicap , which may affect the attitudes of teachers and the parents of other children . |
| 13 | Preventive efforts can , however , be made to ensure that the mother is aware of the problems of certain courses of action ; that high standards of care are in operation throughout the process ; that the necessary steps are taken to combat the incidence of infection and disease which may affect a healthy foetus , and that nutritional standards are sufficiently high . |
| 14 | Secondly , the tests may produce inconclusive results , or expose some minor defects which may not have the effect of causing mental or physical handicap , but which may affect the child . |
| 15 | These may affect large sections of the population in predominantly the same way . |
| 16 | Variations in workload and other factors between trials may affect comparability . |
| 17 | The disease may affect the larynx and bones , causing hoarseness and bone pains . |
| 18 | Though they are contemptuously referred to as ‘ page turners ’ , they are nevertheless texts and can engage the attention of those reading them , even developing patterns of thought which may affect the real world , as Disraeli 's novels did in the last century . |
| 19 | They can be judiciously appraised , with an open eye for trends which may affect the relation between recorded and unrecorded crime , in combination with broader consideration of historical and theoretical issues which may affect their validity . |
| 20 | They can be judiciously appraised , with an open eye for trends which may affect the relation between recorded and unrecorded crime , in combination with broader consideration of historical and theoretical issues which may affect their validity . |
| 21 | Spray may affect visibility . |
| 22 | Prisoners are brought up to date with new legislation that may affect them , such as housing and social security . |
| 23 | The new items adopt a structured problem-based approach to the many different marital difficulties that people face , and information on the cultural and religious framework , which may affect options open to ethnic minority clients , has been included for the first time . |
| 24 | What is sure , however , is that prevalence rises markedly with age ( see for example Kay et al , 1970 ; Campbell et al , 1983 ; Maule et al , 1984 ) , and may affect as many as 20 per cent of people over the age of 80 . |
| 25 | Platelets are studied in an artificial environment and the very process of preparing the platelet sample for study may affect their behaviour . |
| 26 | It is important to remember that other factors may affect the platelet-aggregate ratio such as the rate at which blood is drawn through the sampling needle ( Rohrer et al , 1978 ) . |
| 27 | Hypoglycaemia , as might be expected , may affect platelet function substantially ( Hutton et al , 1979 ; Hilsted et al , 1980 ) , presumably by stimulating the release of counter-regulatory hormones , particularly adrenaline which is known to be a potent stimulus for platelet aggregation . |
| 28 | Barkay et al. ( 1989 ) also draw attention to the fact that genetically engineered bacteria may affect global biogeochemical cycles by usurping the role that naturally occurring bacteria currently play in helping to control flux rates of nutrients from one pool to another . |
| 29 | Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations . |
| 30 | D. With modern machinery and techniques of building we are capable of making vast changes in a landscape within a very short time and some of these changes may affect the lives of people over large areas or in many different parts of the UK . |