Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun] cause by " in BNC.

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1 The publication details major financial losses and fatalities caused by minor events and provides a prescription for reducing these losses , which account for many millions of working days lost each year .
2 This is not a sentimental journey in quest of ways and means of making life easier for the offender , but a realistic attempt to tackle the economic problem of saving the community from the losses and suffering caused by the anti-social activities of criminals .
3 The uncertainties and frustration caused by multiple restructuring arising out of a process of frequent and sometimes inconsistent peer review exercises have led to a lack of cohesion in research objectives , low staff morale , and low scientific output ( in terms of papers ) .
4 She was gradually becoming conscious of aches and pains caused by the long , tiring flight and the horrendously bumpy drive from the airport to Marigot Bay .
5 Once people have been diagnosed as suffering from food poisoning , or have been struck down by viral infactions and diseases caused by doubtful practices , it is necessary for somebody to step in and legislate for the industry .
6 They stood aside and let us pass , though we heard the sniggers and laughter caused by their little jokes .
7 These costs include the re-filling of fire extinguishers or damage caused by the fire brigade to a building to enable them to put the fire out and would be covered under the fire section .
8 Mothers are encouraged to give their children one dose a week to prevent pimples and spots caused by clogged up bowels .
9 Apparently complete abatement of the odour has been achieved and other nuisances such as flies and vermin caused by the burial of the waste eradicated .
10 He says the money will help cover the council 's collection costs and losses caused by bad debtors .
11 The costs associated with collaboration include : i Where national bureaucracies are involved there are delays in procedures and high transaction costs ; ii Generally inefficiencies arise through the work share arrangements , duplicated administrative costs and delays caused by the need to harmonise requirements and delivery schedules .
12 ‘ If it had not been for the difficulties and bruises caused by the recession , I have no doubt there would be an increased majority for the Conservative Party , ’ he said .
13 ‘ I could certainly go a mug of hot tea , ’ I thought , as I examined my lumps and bumps caused by the ever-persistent mosquitoes .
14 In both children and adults there may be a rash of tiny red-purple spots or bruises caused by bleeding under the skin .
15 The manager sought a more effective answer to the frustrations and injustices caused by inadequate light in winter — floodlighting .
16 Over the years there have been innumerable accidents and incidents caused by the airbrakes opening in flight .
17 These often show a winter profile combed down into a series of bars and troughs caused by the destructive waves of winter storms and a steeper summer profile with a large inshore berm built up by swell waves of constructive type .
18 The policy does not cover war risks , self-inflicted injuries or disabilities caused by pregnancy , alcoholism or drug abuse .
19 As early as 1917 Roxburgh demonstrated that many municipal legal systems had developed devices to avoid the restrictions and inconveniences caused by a rigid adherence to the analogous rule that contracts bind only parties to them , a process that continues .
20 The breakwater and pier provide protection from the worst weather and sea conditions , dissipating the high seas and swell caused by gales from the north , east and south .
21 Yet it is on that flood and the damage to swimming pools and jacuzzis caused by it that the NRA relies so heavily to demonstrate the existence of a so-called Maidenhead factor .
22 Reports of takeover ‘ conflicts ’ are widely publicised and provoke considerable debate on the gains and losses caused by the takeover .
23 Despite increasing debt defaults among enterprises and devastation caused by flooding , in the first six months GNP increased by 6.1 per cent , according to the State Statistical Bureau on July 22 .
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