Example sentences of "could be the cause " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , to suppress them or even to cut them short could be the cause of many problems in the future . |
| 2 | Having experienced the regression , she could easily understand that such a distressing early occurrence could be the cause of the phobia which followed . |
| 3 | Recent investigations have indicated pesticides could be the cause after an ‘ epidemic ’ of sufferers were found in rural Lincolnshire and South Wales . |
| 4 | When you rescue the old Christmas tree lights from the loft for the umpteenth time , remember that they could be the cause of an electrical disaster . |
| 5 | Slogging could be the cause . |
| 6 | The criteria for exclusion were : ( a ) active bleeding from the ulcer ; ( b ) other coexistent lesions that could be the cause of bleeding ; ( c ) malignant ulcers , and ( d ) patient refusal to heater probe treatment . |
| 7 | Recently , Wilson was part of a clinical study which adds considerable weight to repeated claims that the liquids used on 95,000 British farms , to treat 40 million sheep , could be the cause of permanent damage to the nervous system . |
| 8 | If it should come to their being used , we could be the cause of burning his roof over him . |
| 9 | ‘ To my surprise , several ICI officers came to our house to investigate what could be the cause of the smell . |