Example sentences of "[noun] can [adv] cause [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The words " and " and " or " in lists can also cause problems .
2 Inability to shift status when moving from workplace to home can also cause difficulties .
3 Traditional values and attitudes to women working outside the home can still cause problems between partners where the woman works outside the home .
4 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 :
5 Constipation can also cause incontinence and diarrhoea .
6 This whiff of hypocrisy can only cause resentment .
7 Certain standing positions can often cause stress on our bodies without us realizing .
8 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 .
9 This , in addition to the continuing oxygen consumption of the fish , bacteria and other pond inhabitants can quickly cause oxygen depletion .
10 These proto-oncogenes can apparently cause cancer when something happens to disrupt their normal activities .
11 This type of unemployment can undoubtedly cause hardship to the workers involved ; also , it represents a waste of resources and is a drain on the Exchequer .
12 One of the ways that many people are actually taught to use the program can really cause problems and this is the problem of multiple frames .
13 Two recent cases have shown how hotel deposits and reservation fees can still cause VAT difficulties .
14 As noted above , the Potion of Healing and the Amulet of Coal can also cause despair .
15 Arguments between children can also cause friction .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 That corporate structure can however cause problems where the disciplines are spread geographically , such as in regional offices .
19 It would be easy to conclude from this research that fat can actually cause heart disease but with so many other factors to be taken into consideration it is impossible to make such a simple statement .
20 Diuretic drugs can also cause thiamine deficiency which can be helped by taking extra vitamin B1 found in brewer 's yeast and wheatgerm .
21 Medicines mentioned in The Eyes Might Have It section can also cause skin problems .
22 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 .
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