Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] hence the " in BNC.

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1 Paradoxically , the more severe the reflux the higher are the papillae and hence the more likely are the stem cells to be damaged .
2 But although Cuvier won immense prestige for his work as a comparative anatomist , he was unable to convince many naturalists that they should give up all hope of being able to predict the overall pattern of natural relationships and hence the ‘ missing ’ species still waiting to be discovered .
3 If the latter were the case depressed share prices would not be a reliable indicator of badly-managed companies and hence the market for control could not have the efficiency-stimulating effect that is claimed for it .
4 He remained secretary of the National Federation , so becoming the link between the leadership and the constituency associations and hence the key figure in rebuilding the party following the split over Irish home rule and the defection of the Liberal Unionists .
5 A bidder who acquires over 50 per cent of a company 's voting rights will be able to control the composition of its board of directors and hence the management of the company .
6 In free fall with Cartesian coordinates has no off-diagonal elements and hence the fluid has no viscosity or thermal conductivity ; it is an ideal fluid .
7 In most cases the ileoanal anastomosis lies at the top of the anal columns and hence the anal transition zone is retained ; however , in patients with polyposis we usually perform a mucosectomy and a sutured anastomosis at the denate line .
8 It entailed the rejection of historical generations and hence the ‘ de-centring ’ of national and individual identities .
9 The expected rate of inflation : the higher the rate of inflation , the lower is the real value of the expected future returns and hence the higher the rate of return investors will require .
10 They tested a set of assumptions about the attitudes of investors and hence the impact of the P/E ratio .
11 The finance approach is weak at assessing future cash flows , but says ‘ give me the cash estimates and I will tell you how that affects the shareholders ’ risk positions and hence the market value of the company' .
12 The better sorted the sediment of a given calibre the steeper the beach : again it is a question of permeability , the possible volume of voids and hence the permeability being greater in well-sorted sediments .
13 In practice leases are so tightly drawn it will be very rare indeed that anyone is in full and strict compliance with their leases and hence the acquirer will be more concerned about material non-compliance , which may lead to forfeiture of a lease .
14 These changes — in particular the increasing size and sophistication of counterparties — have tended to increase competition between firms and hence the need for adaptability on the part of players , as well as reducing profitability .
15 Whether or not the government could have intervened in the economy by adopting a more active regional policy , in order to reduce regional disparities and hence the North-South divide , is considered in Chapter 10 .
16 It is an approach that has informed political actions and hence the political history of the country .
17 Answers to these and other questions should allow us to develop a more accurate picture of the impact of tax on people 's earnings and hence the extent to which it redistributes income within Britain .
18 Instead the authorities have tended to concentrate on controlling interest rates and hence the demand for money .
19 They therefore influence the supply of money indirectly by controlling interest rates and hence the demand for money .
20 Crucially , it is argued , international law lacks the necessary sanctions and hence the definitionally necessary characteristic of enforceability .
21 Since then the district rate had risen steadily ; so too had rents , responsibility for which was laid firmly at the door of landlords and hence the Alliance : –Tote Labour and keep out Alliance landlords ' , concluded E Reed after a brief analysis of increases in rents ( Election leaflet 1920 ) .
22 The cost per annum , which will be borne by the purchaser of the completed property , may well exceed £500 — which may affect sale prices and hence the land value .
23 It should be noted that access to files within VMS directories and hence the performance of LIFESPAN when accessing charge codes can be significantly hampered if the number of contained files becomes very large .
24 ‘ The abolition of PRT for new fields sounds at first blush like good news for North Sea developments and hence the Scottish economy .
25 Limits on tanker size , Shell says , will lead to an increase in the number of tankers and hence the chance of an accident .
26 Individual scientists or groups of scientists are invited to develop the protective belt in any way they choose , provided their moves offer the opportunity of fresh tests and hence the possibility of new discoveries .
27 Greater affluence and choice led to more fragmented markets and hence the growth of direct marketing .
28 This may have caused the general tendency for films with a large amount of fixed information to be judged as distractors and hence the overall correlation with values of B.
29 Smelser argues that male trade-union agitation against married women 's employment after the 1830s was due to the enforced decline of employment opportunities for children and hence the need for an adult presence in a newly constituted home life .
30 Spadefoot toads have a number of anti-predator tactics , one of which is to inflate the lungs and hence the body , which may fool the snake into thinking the toad is larger than it really is and act as a deterrent .
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