Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] cause [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pickets handing out leaflets to passers by may thereby cause harassment , alarm or distress , but they should not be held to be guilty of an offence on that account alone . |
| 2 | Even the most efficient switchboard operator will at times dial a wrong number or make an incorrect connection , but this should never cause impatience or anger , the error should be corrected as quickly as possible in a pleasing and charming manner . |
| 3 | It 'll only cause problems . ’ |
| 4 | As a rule , the examining doctor will be well experienced in dealing with sexual symptoms and problems , and most patients find that they can talk about matters which would be difficult to discuss outside the clinic atmosphere and might even cause embarrassment if raised with their general practitioner . |
| 5 | Such a war , if it went badly , might well cause stockmarkets to crash again . |
| 6 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 7 | Unfortunately it may conceivably cause liver disease if taken over a long period , and this is to be tested by administering it to pigs . |
| 8 | Early in the 1630s Calvert announced his conversion to Catholicism and , though Charles I valued his services and asked him to stay at court , he decided it could only cause trouble if he did so . |
| 9 | In either event , I believe that it could only cause confusion if we were dealing with more than one previous life at a time . |
| 10 | This could obviously cause problems when information is recorded electronically , since any printout will necessarily be a copy of the original . |
| 11 | This would give double the required output voltage which could easily cause damage to the power supply components and beyond . |
| 12 | It could also cause liver and kidney malfunction and attack the central nervous system . |
| 13 | Over-integration or under-integration could both cause suicide , as could the disintegration of the group itself , leaving the individual rootless and without moral and social support . |
| 14 | For such a pupil blackboard work with small writing could well cause difficulty . |
| 15 | And if I insisted he came with me , he 'd likely cause trouble , just as he said . |
| 16 | However , if the assumptions underlying the derivation of the no-arbitrage condition are not met , other factors may also cause changes in the basis . |
| 17 | The proposal may also cause difficulties in the following areas : |
| 18 | ‘ Cyclists in bus lanes may also cause delay to buses , although banning cyclists places them in danger if they are required to ride in the main carriageway , with buses passing on their nearside . ’ |
| 19 | Feelings of anger and bitterness towards another person , as well as guilt , which have been pushed down and never dealt with , may also cause depression . |
| 20 | Cracks look unsightly , and may also cause instability . |
| 21 | Other features like glottal stops , devoicing , slowing down and speeding up before or after pause , etc. , may also cause pronunciation difficulties and require practice . |
| 22 | Overloading may also cause mesh distortion , a factor which is most evident on coarse screens . |
| 23 | The very toxic hypohalide anion catalysed by the enzyme myeloperoxidase may also cause tissue damage . |
| 24 | On the other hand , it may also cause governments with weak domestic demand and severe balance of payments problems to reduce demand further and generate even higher unemployment to the detriment of the national economy . |
| 25 | It is important to understand Griffiths ' proposals because some of them formed the basis of new government legislation in 1990 , although other fundamental recommendations were , unfortunately , rejected — something which may well cause difficulties in the future , as we shall see later . |
| 26 | The ordination of women and treatment of homosexual clergy — both sensitive issues — may well cause rifts . |
| 27 | The builder , however , is committed to pay in accordance with the principles laid down in/CT 80 , which may well cause cash flow problems . |
| 28 | Anyone ( whether he is a manufacturer or not ) who ought to appreciate that his acts or omissions may well cause harm to another may be liable to that other for any damage caused by his negligence in carrying on those activities . |
| 29 | That would mean that the best part of the programme — its price reform — would only cause inflation ( already in three digits ) to spiral out of control . |
| 30 | He wanted to but was afraid he would only cause trouble . |