Example sentences of "and can cause " in BNC.
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| 1 | This effectively changes the polarisation direction , and can cause coupling between the two modes . |
| 2 | They are highly caustic and can cause terrible injuries to the throat and stomach if they are accidentally swallowed . |
| 3 | Barclays has specialists on computer security , hacking and computer viruses — programmes which replicate themselves and can cause enormous damage . |
| 4 | Strontium 90 , which is absorbed via plants and milk into the bones of growing children and can cause leukaemia , became the best-known radio-active substance . |
| 5 | Feet that grow unevenly , or become broken , can also cause strain on a horse 's legs , and can cause permanent damage in young horses . |
| 6 | The misuse of chemical additives can result in loss of product quality and can cause serious explosions . |
| 7 | Rubella is the most serious maternal infection and can cause severe mental and physical damage if contracted during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy . |
| 8 | Last week a press release issued jointly by the two departments warned pregnant women of the dangers of Chlamydia psittaci , an organism that infects sheep and can cause pregnant ewes to abort . |
| 9 | While in most respects this diversity enriches community life in the United Kingdom , the good relations between the different groups are precious while they last , very fragile and can cause enormous problems should they break down — as in Northern Ireland . |
| 10 | Nylon should be avoided as this material provides little water resistance and can cause the most appalling injuries in the case of fire . |
| 11 | For example , despite the computer revolution , the language of computer users still has to be interpreted to the uninitiated ; and for clients in the health care system , the vocabulary of staff is often unintelligible or , when only snatches are overheard and understood , is open to misinterpretation and can cause the client and family great distress . |
| 12 | They shed black faeces much like grit and can cause severe itching . |
| 13 | To be the captain of industry one day , and following your wife around the supermarket the next represents a major change in role , and can cause a man to feel confused about his self-image . |
| 14 | But this is unreliable , and can cause the machine to crash . |
| 15 | Inside the mouse 's body , of course , the poison that made it so easy to catch is still present and can cause serious damage to the unfortunate cat . |
| 16 | When the snow melts in the springtime , huge quantities of concentrated acidified water flush into the streams and rivers and can cause large scale fish kills , even in areas of buffered soil . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , ground level ozone ( tropospheric ) caused by pollution can not rise up and plug the hole , but instead is harmful and can cause breathing difficulties . |
| 18 | Avoid using strong styling waxes as these are moisture based and can cause reds to fade . |
| 19 | As we saw in a previous chapter , all the planes or levels of the human being interact with one another , and defects arising in one can be experienced by the others and can cause upsets in them . |
| 20 | RSV gives adults two weeks of dripping noses and fuzzy heads and can cause croup in babies . |
| 21 | There is no need to go to extremes and choose bolts that are about 15cm ( 6in ) long as they will be very unwieldy and can cause considerable problems when you want to carry the presses about . |
| 22 | This upward pressure is known as ‘ heave ’ , and can cause cracking in buildings in the same way as subsidence . |
| 23 | Altitude or mountain sickness attacks the lungs or brain and can cause seizures or comas . |
| 24 | Ether is irritant to the mouse respiratory tract and can cause excessive mucous secretion . |
| 25 | It is now considered too strong for internal use and can cause vomiting . |
| 26 | Rarely , the fish slip inside the mouth and can cause acute respiratory obstruction with fatal consequences . |
| 27 | Octaves should be avoided in serial music for two reasons : first , they cause a note to sound out strongly as a tonal centre , disturbing the atonal equilibrium ; secondly , in a succession of ‘ atonal ’ intervals the octave sounds weak and can cause a defective void in the harmonic flow . |
| 28 | He makes an inventory of forms , but not of contexts in which the forms arise — this would be a very difficult task as the forms often overlap and can cause confusion to the learner . |
| 29 | However , too much alcohol slows reflexes and can cause aggression or sleepiness , leading to accidents . |
| 30 | Nowadays you are careful to address Interpreter Ni , Professor Chen and Party Secretary Yang by their handle as well as their name — and can cause serious insult by forgetting to do so or by introducing them to each other in the wrong order . |