Example sentences of "can [adv] cause [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These proto-oncogenes can apparently cause cancer when something happens to disrupt their normal activities . |
| 2 | This whiff of hypocrisy can only cause resentment . |
| 3 | These boundaries are also obtained from reference space excursions and can thus cause uncertainty in the spatial relationships which need to be checked at a lower local level . |
| 4 | This can easily cause anorexia and finally the demise of the stressed subject . |
| 5 | Anyone associated with the game of rugby quite right abhors tactics which can easily cause injury . |
| 6 | This , in addition to the continuing oxygen consumption of the fish , bacteria and other pond inhabitants can quickly cause oxygen depletion . |
| 7 | The final fence is usually an inviting , straightforward obstacle but it can still cause problems . |
| 8 | Traditional values and attitudes to women working outside the home can still cause problems between partners where the woman works outside the home . |
| 9 | Two recent cases have shown how hotel deposits and reservation fees can still cause VAT difficulties . |
| 10 | The fairly long seek times of CD-ROM , caused by its CLV retrieval system , can still cause pauses of between a half and one second while the read head moves from one part of the disc to another . |
| 11 | Partly closed valves ( or the use of stopvalves ) can also cause airlocks . |
| 12 | Diuretic drugs can also cause thiamine deficiency which can be helped by taking extra vitamin B1 found in brewer 's yeast and wheatgerm . |
| 13 | Medicines mentioned in The Eyes Might Have It section can also cause skin problems . |
| 14 | Inability to shift status when moving from workplace to home can also cause difficulties . |
| 15 | It can also cause self-crisis in which the mainspring of a person 's belief system is called into doubt and inwardly crumbles without anything strong and important to take its place . |
| 16 | The words " and " and " or " in lists can also cause problems . |
| 17 | Arguments between children can also cause friction . |
| 18 | But they can also cause havoc to buildings . |
| 19 | They can also cause stress for individuals and their families , said Professor Larry Ramsay . |
| 20 | In the field of cancer therapy it is well known that irradiation can cause tumours and yet they can also be treated by radiation and many of the drugs used in chemotherapy for tumours can also cause tumours . |
| 21 | As noted above , the Potion of Healing and the Amulet of Coal can also cause despair . |
| 22 | Constipation can also cause incontinence and diarrhoea . |
| 23 | It can also cause panic and despair . |
| 24 | Spasticity can also cause pain anywhere in the hemiplegic side : the pain may occur when associated reactions happen , for instance when the patient is asleep , or when he is moving without proper control . |
| 25 | Ordinary friendships and activities outside the marriage can also cause tension if they take no account of marital commitments , as another young woman found out : |
| 26 | The sympathetic system can also cause bowel movement so that the contents of the gut are voided promptly , making the body lighter and therefore faster-moving . |
| 27 | Feet that grow unevenly , or become broken , can also cause strain on a horse 's legs , and can cause permanent damage in young horses . |
| 28 | Potassium deficiency can also cause muscle weakness , but is perhaps more significantly linked with its effect on the mind , and in particular with both depression and mental confusion . |
| 29 | The engine type itself ; laser , LED , LCD shutter or ion deposition , can also cause variances in the quality . |
| 30 | This tendency to treat the local population as an adjunct to the scenery is a problem to which even the rural aficionados among the newcomers can fall prey and by which they can unwittingly cause offence . |