Example sentences of "may be caused [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 2 | What roughly he says is that he is committed to the following scientific arguments , arguments based upon scientific principles , regardless of any pain that may be caused to him or to others by so doing . |
| 3 | Thus , if Nissan gains market share at the expense of cars which would have been manufactured in the UK anyway , problems may be caused for other companies , especially Rover which relies principally on the UK market for its sales . |
| 4 | the basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another . |
| 5 | It is particularly common amongst ex-judo players , and may be caused by an awkward fall . |
| 6 | Cuts are not common in karate competition though , on occasions , a cut eyelid may be caused by the opponent 's long toenails . |
| 7 | Aggression may be caused by nagging pain , which your dog is unable to express to you , and which is soothed by acupuncture . |
| 8 | Recent interest in bismuth is based on evidence that some peptic ulcers may be caused by the bacillus Campylobacter pylori ( Helicobacter pylori ) . |
| 9 | Lastly , on systems with zone control , the problem may be caused by a faulty motorised valve which is isolating part of the system . |
| 10 | The slightly lower figure for Stornoway may be caused by a greater tendency for cloud formation over the land to the west and south-west ( the sources of the prevailing winds ) , while exposed western coasts tend to have good sunshine records ( at sea level ) ( Green& Harding 1983 ) . |
| 11 | This may be caused by a badly adjusted carb or a blocked jet within the carb or by an air leak from the manifold gasket under the carb . |
| 12 | Other types of mental handicap may be caused by genetic disorders , although not specifically related to chromosomes . |
| 13 | A range of disorders in the foetus may be caused by the absence of the correct enzymes which break down the food which the foetus absorbs in the womb . |
| 14 | The low birthweight may be caused by external factors , such as smoking during pregnancy ; premature babies , which may result from insufficient standards of antenatal care , will be highly prone to early infection . |
| 15 | The figures do not take into account the stress which may be caused by the competitive element involved ; they relate simply to the physical benefits . ) |
| 16 | Incontinence may be caused by disease or infection , or because a person finds it difficult to reach or use a toilet . |
| 17 | ACQUIRED immuno-deficiency syndrome , otherwise known as AIDS , the disease that is mystifying doctors and spreading rapidly among American gays , may be caused by a new strain of African swine fever virus that is infecting pigs in Haiti . |
| 18 | If you have symptoms that you think may be caused by food intolerance you should not feel affronted if the doctor 's initial questions seem rather personal and irrelevant to the aches and pains being suffered . |
| 19 | Second , blocks may be caused by a deficiency of enzyme co-factors — that is , various vitamin or trace element deficiencies . |
| 20 | Third , blocks may be caused by toxic substances inhibiting the function of an enzyme or enzymes . |
| 21 | If a tap drips persistently , it may be caused by a damaged tap seating which is chewing up the surface of any washer fitted . |
| 22 | Banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a build-up of scale , especially in hard water areas ( see under Corrosion ) or to air being drawn into the system — usually a design fault which a heating expert will have to trace for you . |
| 23 | If the system has zone control and all the radiators in one part of the house are cold , the problem may be caused by a faulty motorised valve , which is isolating part of the system . |
| 24 | A crisis may be caused by an actual or threatened loss or hazardous event , which challenges and outstrips the actual coping capacity of the client and/or the family ( Caplan , 1961 ) . |
| 25 | Physical indications that may be caused by defective vision : unusual head position while working ( poking forward or held sideways ) ; work held at an unusual distance or angle ; frowning , squinting or facial grimaces when trying to read ; complaints of headache or dizziness during visual activities ; covering one eye with the hand , or closing it ; aversion to bright light . |
| 26 | The lack of rearrangement may be caused by a loss of an as-yet unidentified cis -acting rearrangement-promoting element , as suggested by the dramatic differences in the extent of rearrangement in the wild-type and mutant alleles coexisting in the same thymocytes of TCR -β heterozygous mice ( Fig. 4 c , third lane from right ) . |
| 27 | The lack of such a maximum at Cape Grim leaves open the possibility that they may be caused by phenomena other than , or in addition to , increased transport from the stratosphere in springtime , such as enhanced photochemical production of ozone at that time . |
| 28 | Among drug users many of these symptoms may be caused by the drugs used , withdrawal of drugs , or , alternatively , symptoms may be suppressed by the use of drugs . |
| 29 | Other fears may be caused by unpleasant shock or injury . |
| 30 | This question is as important for interests theories as it is rarely discussed , for harm to interests may be caused by remote actors . |