Example sentences of "result [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Correct exposure for dull quartz usually results in serious over-exposure of feldspars , with development of halation areas around the grains , while correct exposure of feldspars produces marked under-exposure of quartz grains .
2 Comfortingly , almost , Marsh and colleagues ( 1978 ) explain that aggro seldom results in serious injury .
3 If losses are made by investors acting misguidedly , this results in macro output and employment reductions .
4 This inevitably results in unnecessary inconvenience and distress for those not carrying the gene , not to mention the expense of regular colonoscopies .
5 It relatively seldom results in marital breakdown nowadays , even when it is discovered by the partner ; and even the temporary trauma induced by the discovery seems to be less that it was once ( there is no real proof of this , nor in the other direction — I base the comment mainly on people 's expressed attitudes ) .
6 In addition , splanchnic vasodilation , which results in increased portal inflow , may contribute to increase portal pressure , specially when the hepatic vascular resistance is increased .
7 With the improvement in product quality , this results in increased demand for our goods and services , which in turn generates higher output and employment .
8 Here , such is the pace of change , it seems rather that wholesale chaos occasionally results in selective progress .
9 Soil acidification impairs the uptake of calcium by trees which results in low calcium levels in the leaves of several tree species ( beech , birch , Scots pine , and oak ) and subsequently in the content of feeding caterpillars which are an important food source for hole-nesting birds in spring and summer .
10 During all this treatment , Theresa 's lung collapsed and she contracted bronchiectasis which results in persistent infection and coughing fits .
11 There are no real problems , but if you plan to varnish a floor it is important that all traces of old finish are removed , otherwise the stain wo n't be able to soak into the timber , and this results in uneven staining .
12 If it results in young Pardy being charged with a lesser offence , Deanes will be highly satisfied .
13 Refusing to be tested or coming up positive usually results in immediate sacking .
14 Since it results in long operation code fields , full bit significance is not used for operation code assignment , except at the microprogram level discussed in 3.6 .
15 Although comparative advertising is fairly common , it rarely results in legal action .
16 In addition , removal of the protective vegetation cover and its replacement with a crop or pasture often results in accelerated soil erosion that exacerbates nutrient deficits .
17 In animal studies , UV-B radiation has been shown not only to be carcinogenic , but also to alter the response of the immunological system ; this results in impeded recognition of a cancerous tumour as a foreign body .
18 Any partners entering into an IVA are automatically referred to the Institute 's Investigation Committee , whereas bankruptcy , a less frequent event , results in instant expulsion .
19 First of all pain ; pain is one effect of a situation or an environment on an animal which results in poor welfare .
20 We conclude that acute cigarette smoking causes a significant fall in gastric secretion ( Vg ) , and suggest that this results in raised gastrin values that have a tropic effect on the parietal cell , thereby accounting for the raised secretory capacity of chronic smokers .
21 There are the more frankly pathological behaviours — the effect of organic deterioration in the brain which sometimes results in sexual disinhibition .
22 The process of ageing , which involves a gradual deterioration of physical and intellectual ability and loss of acuity of the senses , inevitably results in lessened ability to carry out the many activities involved in the AL of maintaining a safe environment .
23 This results in excessive contraction of the muscles leading to death .
24 This generally results in large radiation shields , which are unpractical to work with as they reduce the operator 's movements .
25 If this results in high interest rates , local authorities like other corporate bodies may reduce their capital spending , as the costs of borrowing rise .
26 It results in intense competition between the males , and this may be one reason why the males of lekking birds are larger and much more brilliantly coloured than the females .
27 For a small but ambitious business , high tax on income leaves less to be spent afterwards which often results in reduced expansion and development into viability .
28 The present tax regime actually results in reduced Exchequer revenue .
29 A programme of acquisitions which results in repeated dilution would seriously undermine Anglo-Welsh 's ability to diversify , whichever direction they eventually wished to go .
30 This results in improved maintenance .
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