Example sentences of "[conj] [be] caused by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As many as 40 per cent of women over 65 suffer fractures that are caused by osteoporosis . |
| 2 | Let us remember today the suffering and pain that are caused by war and be mindful of all those throughout the world today who are caught up in areas of conflict . |
| 3 | ‘ In Africa there 's very little child abuse that is caused by intention because there 's an outlet in the parts I 've been to . |
| 4 | Medical complications are common and are caused by starvation or weight reduction habits . |
| 5 | Actual blindness occurs only after years and years , and is caused by infestation of the cornea — which eventually becomes opaque . |
| 6 | The most common manifestation of sickling in young children is the ‘ hand and foot syndrome ’ , which is extremely painful inflammation of the joints accompanied by swelling , pyrexia and a moderately raised white cell count , and is caused by infarction of the bone marrow secondary to sickling in the microcirculation of the fingers and toes . |
| 7 | We need not take too seriously the explanation of the shattered pebbles as being caused by lightning strikes or local fires ; this explanation invokes an awful lot of lightning in low rainfall regions and too many fires for comfort in areas with scant vegetation cover and small populations . |