Example sentences of "can result in the " in BNC.

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1 On a windy day , more care is usually taken , but even then a few moments ' inattention , or the wrong drill , can result in the glider being blown over and written off .
2 However , to forsake one building for the benefit of another can result in the loss of both .
3 For example , a typical lineage may result in cell type A giving two cell types B and C , and only C continues to divide to give types D and E. Mutants can result in the substitution of type Z for B ; or make the lineage symmetrical — B now giving D and E ; or even generating a stem cell line with B being replaced by A which repeats the pattern of cell divisions and cell differentiation .
4 Nevertheless , all three activities can adversely affect the environment and if uncontrolled they can result in the destruction of landforms , fauna and flora that first motivated the activity .
5 This too is linked with the problem of old age , as many older plants are situated either in built-up areas , or in poor areas geographically where the topography of the site and weather conditions , particularly temperature inversion , hampers the escape of exhaust gases into the atmosphere and in doing so can result in the intensification of an odour for short periods .
6 Not least of these is the need to achieve complete combustion and consequent complete oxidation of the contaminants , as partial oxidation can result in the production of intermediate chemical compounds with far more offensive odours than the original substances .
7 A combination of the two features can result in the remarkable ability to fly in near zero wind conditions .
8 In many missionary fields these days , political and economic upheaval can result in the missionary being driven out at any time .
9 Family homeostasis can result in the system , and its individual parts , becoming stuck within patterns of behaviour which produce only failure , unhappiness and insecurity .
10 In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other .
11 Also , as you age you lose your protective reflexes when you fall and this can result in the most bizarre types of bruises , ’
12 Fries argues that preventive activities can result in the delayed onset of morbidity and chronic disease .
13 Ultimately , this approach argues , this can result in the reform of existing political institutions and the creation of new public policies and regulations which will control the military-industrial complex .
14 Uncontrolled access by unauthorised users of IT systems can result in the disclosure of company secrets damaging to the business , or in fraudulent manipulation of records .
15 Careful management of such clumps can result in the production of high-quality timber while the areas in between are available for the natural regeneration of trees , shrubs and ground flora .
16 Giving or taking repeated doses of any mood-altering drug , such as alcohol Or heroin , can result in the body becoming used to receiving that drug .
17 Emigration from overcrowded areas can result in the regulation of population densities .
18 The fact that a patent has been granted by the Patent Office is not conclusive proof that the invention has satisfied all the requirements and the discovery of a prior publication disclosing the invention can result in the patent being revoked .
19 Such authority ( given to others ) weakens the disposition program by indiscriminate use of the non-record label and can result in the loss of valuable records . ’
20 Without becoming too detailed , the rule can result in the grant of future interests being void where they do not vest within 21 years from the date of the grant of the lease .
21 And what he says to us can result in the complete transformation of our lives .
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