Example sentences of "that it [modal v] damage [noun] " in BNC.

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1 GEC , Ferranti 's main British rival in radar , is also keen to mount a takeover bid but would encounter fierce Ministry of Defence opposition on the grounds that it would damage competition in electronics procurement .
2 The Taiwan stock market fell 3.3 per cent following the decision , which was not officially announced , while the Foreign Ministry criticized the bank 's intervention , saying that it would damage Taiwan 's year-old financial liberalization programme .
3 However , at an ITTO seminar in Cambridge , chaired by the UK and attended by 10 of the organization 's members , it was decided to suppress the report on the grounds that it might damage trade .
4 Impregnation under pressure has been advocated , but comparative tests have shown that it may damage pores in sandstones , particularly those lined with delicate clay minerals .
5 We deplore the fact that this drug causes the death of unborn human beings and we express our grave concern that it will damage women physically and psychologically . ’
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