Example sentences of "can have [adj] consequences " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can have devastating consequences , and may cause long-term damage to the urinary tract . |
| 2 | Failure to attend the creditors ' meeting can have expensive consequences . |
| 3 | The rules of intestacy are very rigid and neglecting to make a proper will can have serious consequences for those whom you might wish to benefit . |
| 4 | I know that can have serious consequences … ’ |
| 5 | Oesophagopharyngeal reflux is a common problem , especially in infants and can have serious consequences . |
| 6 | " Stop talking " can be seen as plain common sense if everyone is talking at once , but if it comes from an over-talkative mother with a shy child it can have serious consequences on the child 's character . |
| 7 | When this appears to happen literally the child may feel a guilt that can have far-reaching consequences . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , however , familiarity can breed contempt and even the most apparently mundane of activities can have far-reaching consequences if something goes wrong . |
| 9 | This can have disastrous consequences for growing horses who need calcium for bone formation . |
| 10 | A clerical error remaining unnoticed and uncorrected can have disastrous consequences , so it is essential to make sure the certificate does properly reflect the insurance required . |
| 11 | This can have disastrous consequences , in some cases sending the person into an insane state . |
| 12 | Officers ' concern to avoid the risk of losing evidence if the death does prove to be homicide can have unintended consequences in the vast majority of cases where death is natural . |
| 13 | Decisions can have alarming consequences and non-decisions can be fatal . |
| 14 | It is important to realise that the law-breaking of large businesses and corporations can have severe consequences . |
| 15 | If a mother contracts a disease or infection during the period of pregnancy , it can have harmful consequences for the unborn child . |
| 16 | The interaction of this model of health with stereotypes of old age , which are generally negative and treat older people as a homogeneous group , can have profound consequences . |
| 17 | As with the bail decision , the exercise of both these sets of powers can have profound consequences , not only for the defendant but also for the rest of the penal system . |
| 18 | particularly for old people this , coupled with a tendency to have a ‘ weak bladder ’ , can have distressing consequences . |
| 19 | If you are not sure of what you are doing then leave alone to entrust to someone who does as ‘ mixing ’ brake components can have dire consequences . |
| 20 | Those of today have always had some evaluation , but seldom enough to cover all the circumstances in which they may be used , and they include many of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences . |
| 21 | But it is known that this custom can have dire consequences both for the woman and her children . |
| 22 | The conditions may sound wonderful , but they can have dire consequences . |
| 23 | Errors in forecasting can have dire consequences and are often the focus of the organisation in question . |
| 24 | But even without Marx 's imprimatur , it would still be clear enough that large-scale movement of individuals between positions in the social division of labour , inter- or intra-generationally , can have important consequences for the formation of social collectivities and the development of politics . |
| 25 | The way in which returns are defined can have important consequences for the distribution of returns . |
| 26 | Electing the executive and assembly for different periods and for different constituencies in a presidential system can have important consequences for the ability of the former to control the latter . |
| 27 | This can have important consequences for the charge holder . |
| 28 | This misconception about the requirements of effective verbal communication can have important consequences in that young children may not use their linguistic skills as effectively as they might either as speakers or as listeners . |
| 29 | What seems like a fairly harmless joke can have unfortunate consequences — as you can see in tomorrow 's reading when we find out what happens to Stewart after his fall . |
| 30 | Macmillan 's personal meeting with Eisenhower in September is a classic example of how old friendships can have unfortunate consequences in diplomacy . |