Example sentences of "caused a great " in BNC.

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1 In his adult life all these painful thoughts had been buried but still caused a great deal of unhappiness .
2 Her homage to frankness in her letter to Jim Prior more than five years later caused a great deal of ironic laughter in Whitehall .
3 The last-named poem has caused a great deal of controversy and amusement .
4 The years of resentment had caused a great deal of inner pain .
5 ‘ It is an unspeakable breach of trust which has caused a great deal of anguish in the family . ’
6 I would first like to explain your obligations on an issue which has caused a great deal of concern and confusion for returners by being made to appear much more complicated than it actually is .
7 erm the advertisements themselves called a great caused a great furore because erm Tampax was a fairly new invention and because of the sexual and social mores of the time they were n't considered very nice .
8 Black Holes are fascinating , and have caused a great deal of excitement over the past 20 years .
9 Such an outcome would have caused a great deal of trouble for the council which could have been largely avoided if the resolution had been directly challenged soon after it was made under Ord. 53 .
10 This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs .
11 The operation would at best have caused a great deal of pain , even if all those concerned had given proof of great foresight and clarity of mind ; in the absence of both , it became a source of enormous waste and disappointments ’ ( Karol : 1971 , p. 225 ) .
12 From 10 to 23 of the month there had been a bus-strike , which had naturally caused a great deal of inconvenience .
13 Does the Minister agree that the loans scheme has turned out to be an administrative nightmare and that it has caused a great deal of bureaucracy and hardship to students , especially since they have been removed from the safety net of social security ?
14 One element has caused a great deal of discussion — the two days allowed for an applicant who has been turned down to notify the adjudicator of his wish to appeal and to present the kernel of his or her case .
15 Er certainly the surplus was used to er create a new scheme for the present contributing members and er to the maximum benefit of the new sponsoring company , which er in the pensioners view er certainly er caused a great lack of security to the fund in our view of what they have done and er it is of in our opinion a matter of public concern and that we welcome the opportunity and I believe that you said previously that you 're gon na come up on the ownership of surplus , so perhaps getting away from it
16 Trisha Brady , of Cleveland Council for Voluntary Services , said the project had caused a great deal of interest in the county .
17 Coun Legg said : ‘ This has caused a great deal of distress , especially to the staff at the school who have a very great commitment to their work and their pupils .
18 And er i , it , this caused a great deal of hurt , if I may say so ?
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