Example sentences of "[be] cause by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You seriously think they 're caused by the Devil ? ’ |
| 2 | Cuts are not common in karate competition though , on occasions , a cut eyelid may be caused by the opponent 's long toenails . |
| 3 | The tremors to be caused by the fall of the house of Eli will shake the whole people . |
| 4 | Recent interest in bismuth is based on evidence that some peptic ulcers may be caused by the bacillus Campylobacter pylori ( Helicobacter pylori ) . |
| 5 | Mental handicap can be caused by the presence in the foetus of an abnormal chromosomal make-up . |
| 6 | A range of disorders in the foetus may be caused by the absence of the correct enzymes which break down the food which the foetus absorbs in the womb . |
| 7 | The incorrect enzyme presence can be caused by the presence of recessive genes ; or simply by the absence of certain enzymes . |
| 8 | Heave can be caused by the ingress of water into clay and by chemical action in certain types of soil and shale filling . |
| 9 | The figures do not take into account the stress which may be caused by the competitive element involved ; they relate simply to the physical benefits . ) |
| 10 | It is impossible for any of us to monitor carefully every single thing we say — how boring and stilted our speech would be if we did — but it is as well to remember that young children take the spoken word very literally , and a great deal of harm can be caused by the use of thoughtless and insensitive phrases . |
| 11 | Indeed , much depression in older people , which is at the root of many illnesses , can be caused by the lack of this essential physical contact . |
| 12 | ‘ It must be caused by the Ship ! ’ said Angalo . |
| 13 | This prevents any blockage to the eaves vents , which would otherwise be caused by the insulation . |
| 14 | At pH values in the range 6.0 — 8.5 no problems would be caused by the pH itself . |
| 15 | No man has any reason to say that any two states belong to the same self unless he has a reason to believe them to be caused by the same body . |
| 16 | Even in a large sexual population , senescence can be caused by the cumulative effects of many rare deleterious alleles held in mutation-selection balance . |
| 17 | The late part of the lifespan would then lag behind the current optimum more than would the early part , and senescence would be caused by the extra ‘ lag load ’ . |
| 18 | Among drug users many of these symptoms may be caused by the drugs used , withdrawal of drugs , or , alternatively , symptoms may be suppressed by the use of drugs . |
| 19 | If this is the case , then comparable recovery rates among analytic therapies are hardly remarkable , and may not be caused by the therapeutic technique used with the patients . |
| 20 | You 're making an assumption that damage would be caused erm by the development of certain sites , and that it would n't be caused by the development of other sites . |
| 21 | Less , indeed , than my late brother 's good name , which I consider to be more important than any financial inconvenience you may be caused by the expiry of copyright . |
| 22 | Or , a change in the position of the needle may be caused by the flight path of the aircraft in relation to the bearing on the OBS . |
| 23 | The difference appears to be caused by the direction of the plunge of the mass of water when the wave breaks . |
| 24 | The reason , one supposes , for their usefulness in the wind band rather than the orchestra is no doubt the weight and solidity of tone which overcomes in the former combination any disadvantages which might be caused by the highly individual tone-colour of the saxophones , and thus enables them to enrich the texture and , by their vitality , to add the gaiety and fun which are such marked features of their character , as well as a brand of melancholy particularly to be associated with the alto instrument , hence its occasional use for solo work . |
| 25 | As I explained , we would be pleased to under-write the costs of enabling our agent , Mr John Popham , to represent your interest in protecting your property and the public amenity of the Glebelands against damaging groundwater effects that might be caused by the barrage . |
| 26 | The significance of this is that the orbits of planets , like the earth , around the sun would be unstable : the least disturbance from a circular orbit ( such as would be caused by the gravitational attraction of other planets ) would result in the earth spiraling away from or into the sun . |
| 27 | The costs of the CAP will soar following the admission of any of these countries , adding to the serious budgetary difficulties which will be caused by the entry of the Višegrad trio . |
| 28 | His second point was to discredit the idea that environmental pollution may be caused by the release of formaldehyde , used during embalming , from the decomposing body after interment . |
| 29 | Sometimes it can be caused by the age of the oak casks the wine is stored in . |
| 30 | That is why , as a first step today , I have approved £2.5 million each to Zambia and Zimbabwe in balance of payments aid to ease the difficulties that will be caused by the need to import food . |