Example sentences of "[modal v] be associate [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this was indeed the case , then each 1% of injected neutrophils excreted in faeces should be associated with equivalent blood loss . |
| 2 | If a hebb-type hypothesis about memory being stored in the form of altered synaptic strengths is valid , then these altered connections should be associated with changed electrical behaviour in the cells the synapses connect ; that is , the firing patterns of the neurons should change as a result of training . |
| 3 | In rested subjects , the relationship between response speed and CNV amplitude is not simple , but one might assume that if lapses of attention are responsible for the generally lowered CNV with sleep loss , these should be associated with slow responses , when the subject was ill-prepared for the second , imperative stimulus , having failed to notice the warning stimulus . |
| 4 | Conversely , a low fibre diet did not lead to changes in cellular proliferation which might be associated with mucosal instability . |
| 5 | This might be associated with physical feelings of lethargy , sleepiness , or a migraine headache , as well as feelings of guilt or depression . |
| 6 | Is not some examination of our moral responsibilities called for , and how much better if it could be associated with economic success . |
| 7 | Transient X-ray sources in our own Galaxy could be associated with white holes of stellar mass . |
| 8 | Conversely , a negative provocation test suggests that the patient 's pain is not due to the presence of irritant duodenal juice in the stomach , but could be associated with abnormal motility associated with DGR , or might be due to an unrelated cause . |
| 9 | At the conclusion to Chapter 1 we provisionally adopted a multilevel concept of style , whereby more or less equivalent choices at a particular linguistic level could be seen as STYLISTIC VARIANTS , and in which these variants could be associated with STYLISTIC VALUES , or special significances associated with one variant rather than another . |
| 10 | At such a time , sumptuary laws may be passed which forbid the use of particular goods to those who are deemed to be below a certain station in life ( e.g. Braudel 1981 : 311 ; Mukerji 1983 : 179–82 ; Sennett 1976 ) , a form of regulation common to a large range of societies ( e.g. Srinivas 1966 : 16 ) , which may be associated with limited spheres of exchange ( e.g. Douglas 1967 , ; Salisbury 1962 ) , and restrictions on mercantile practices . |
| 11 | Burrough ( 1986 ) identifies three main groups of factors that govern the errors which may be associated with spatial data processing . |
| 12 | This may be associated with disturbed sleep and irritability and so the scratching may not be noticed . |
| 13 | Similarly , the fact that mothers may be associated with certain types of abuse may reflect the position of women within the family and the wider society more generally ( Parton , C. , 1989 ) . |
| 14 | There is virtually no evidence to associate UFOs ( whatever they are ) with leys , though there is now a basis of evidence to suggest that stone circles at least , may be associated with geological locations that have a high incidence of geophysically-produced luminous atmospheric phenomena . |
| 15 | If British born people of minority ethnic extraction are invisible in statistics on sudden infant deaths ( or any other areas ) we lose the chance to identify accurately both health trends and the health practices that may be associated with specific morbidity or mortality . |
| 16 | Others still may be associated with specific circumstances ; but we must remember that every problem is founded upon the impact of circumstance on the personality of the individual or persons concerned , so that earlier experience may again be involved . |
| 17 | Although the finding of typical , oval , thin-shelled strongyle eggs on faecal examination may be a useful aid to diagnosis , it is important to remember that substantial worm burdens may be associated with faecal egg counts of only a few hundred epg , due either to low fecundity of adult worms or to the presence of many immature parasites . |
| 18 | In general , in immunocompetent children , it appears that Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia infections may be associated with chronic diarrhoea , bacterial infections may extend into the chronic period , and viral infections are of short term duration . |
| 19 | Peter 's General Practitioner had discussed the possibility that he may have a peptic ulcer ( erosion of the lining of the stomach or duodenum ) which may be associated with irregular meals , high alcohol consumption and heavy smoking . |
| 20 | Similarly , deletions of 13q14 in low-grade B-cell tumours may be associated with hemizygous or homozygous loss of the retinoblastoma gene . |
| 21 | Sgr A West contains 60 M and ; of ionized gas and may be associated with atomic gas having a mass perhaps five times greater . |
| 22 | Studies using alloxan-induced diabetes in rats ( Christlieb , 1974 ) and in poorly controlled human diabetics ( Christlieb et al , 1975 ) have suggested that hyperglycaemia per se may be associated with increased blood volume ( possibly secondary to an osmotic effect of chronic hyperglycaemia ) . |
| 23 | One recent report suggests that hepatocellular carcinoma may be associated with increased CRP , noted in 78% of 104 patients with this disorder . |
| 24 | This may be associated with financial or housing problems , loneliness , problems with relationships , or difficulties coping with the responsibility of having a tiny baby . |
| 25 | But the degree of diabetic control appears very important , as the best controlled diabetics may have lipid levels similar to non-diabetics ( Wolff & Salt , 1958 ; Nikkila & Hormila 1978 ) , whereas increasingly poor control may be associated with significant increases in serum lipids and lipoprotein levels ( Sosenko et al , 1980 ) . |
| 26 | Similarly , there is no massive infiltration of the liver , as happens in portal hypertension that may be associated with haematologic disorders or amyloidosis , nor evidence of obstruction at the hepatic outflow , as observed in venoocclusive disease . |
| 27 | Neurological abnormalities may be subtle and difficult to establish in the presence of deforming arthritis , muscular atrophy , and the neuropathy that may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis . |
| 28 | The Government has advised that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not eat liver , as very large doses of vitamin A taken over a long period may be associated with foetal abnormalities . |
| 29 | These findings suggest that the loss or decrease of gap junctions in gastric surface epithelium may be associated with gastric ulcer formation via changes in intercellular communication capacity . |
| 30 | If our analysis is valid , one consequence is that a greater proportion of observed health differences in childhood would be associated with socioeconomic variations in circumstances than can be accounted for by conventional social class groupings . |