Example sentences of "[vb -s] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To forget this brings about the destruction of the values of civilization . |
| 2 | Firstly , the penetration of capitalism into rural areas brings about the spread of the commercial nexus , usually through the market system . |
| 3 | Holism , however , involves treating the whole person so that , hopefully , the underlying condition which brings about the symptom can be dealt with . |
| 4 | Their paths are logarithmic spirals , which means that each orbit of the pole brings about the same proportional enlargement of their distance from the pole . |
| 5 | The Insolvency Act 1986 , which became law on 29 December 1986 , brings about the greatest changes in bankruptcy law and practice for more than a century . |
| 6 | Yet it can sometimes be influential although , more often than not , it is the personal advocacy which brings about the conversion . |
| 7 | The reason for this , he argues , is that the older the average age of women at marriage the greater the equality between the sexes , the greater the commitment to feminism , and the smaller the age-difference between husband and wife : ‘ Cultural take-off brings about the disappearance of the child-woman and thus of the child-wife ’ ( p. 17 ) . |
| 8 | If , instead of persuading B to break his contract or causing him to do so by direct unlawful action against him , A brings about the breach of the contract between B and C by operating through a third party , X , A may still be liable to C , provided unlawful means are used . |
| 9 | The Treaty brings about the formal transformation of what has hitherto been an Economic Community into a Union which is mandated to act in many areas on behalf of its own citizens , and to claim their allegiance . |
| 10 | A CONDITIONED REFLEX occurs when as a result of experience an associated stimulus brings about the response , thus where the taste or smell of food brings about salivation ; and the ringing of a bell does not ; after a series of experiences where both stimuli are given simultaneously , the ringing of the bell by itself results in an animal salivating . |