Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] may give " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the phial is not rinsed properly after testing , remnants of the reagent or tablet may give a false reading the next time the test kit is used . |
| 2 | ‘ It shall be the duty of any person who undertakes the design or manufacture of any article for use at work to carry out or arrange for the carrying out of any necessary research with a view to the discovery and , so far as is reasonably practicable , the elimination or minimisation of any risks to health or safety to which the design or article may give rise . ’ |
| 3 | An account written by someone participating in some event or controversy may give a far more partial view than the carefully researched , balanced interpretation of a later historian who has sifted and weighed up all available evidence . |
| 4 | In certain situations a single set of facts and circumstances may give rise to both a civil claim and a criminal prosecution . |
| 5 | Recent studies have shown that the risk of developing gastric cancer can be reduced by eating green and yellow vegetables frequently , perhaps because vitamins A and C may give potential protection from carcinogens . |
| 6 | Broad leaved species are probably more effective , but evergreens may give better protection in winter . |