Example sentences of "be cause by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cave formations are one of the most fascinating and beautiful aspects of the world underground , and like the caves themselves , they 're caused by water eroding rock . |
| 2 | ‘ You seriously think they 're caused by the Devil ? ’ |
| 3 | But most of the problems that we get are not caused by deliberate cheating , they 're caused by genuine mistakes . |
| 4 | He says how can they be of use in curing Anorexia or Bolemia when they 're caused by socio-economic factors which monkeys ca n't experience . |
| 5 | It is particularly common amongst ex-judo players , and may be caused by an awkward fall . |
| 6 | Cuts are not common in karate competition though , on occasions , a cut eyelid may be caused by the opponent 's long toenails . |
| 7 | Aggression may be caused by nagging pain , which your dog is unable to express to you , and which is soothed by acupuncture . |
| 8 | The Government is therefore relying on the institutions to help guard against the problems that would be caused by any variations in regional demand from the small investor . |
| 9 | This obviously reintroduces the scepticism which Descartes had hoped to avoid , and it increases when Malebranche goes on to argue that our perceptions of a material world could not anyway be caused by that world even if there were one , but must be caused by God . |
| 10 | This obviously reintroduces the scepticism which Descartes had hoped to avoid , and it increases when Malebranche goes on to argue that our perceptions of a material world could not anyway be caused by that world even if there were one , but must be caused by God . |
| 11 | The tremors to be caused by the fall of the house of Eli will shake the whole people . |
| 12 | Mrs Clinton was quoted as saying : ‘ Nobody knows better than I do the pain that can be caused by discussing rumours , even in private conversations , and I did n't mean to be hurtful to anyone . ’ |
| 13 | Recent interest in bismuth is based on evidence that some peptic ulcers may be caused by the bacillus Campylobacter pylori ( Helicobacter pylori ) . |
| 14 | The problem could also be caused by a blockage in the circulating pipes , caused again by sludge . |
| 15 | Lastly , on systems with zone control , the problem may be caused by a faulty motorised valve which is isolating part of the system . |
| 16 | replaced the catch-all provisions of the 1911 Official Secrets Act with narrower offences depending on specific tests of the harm likely to be caused by disclosure , while giving special protection to vital information relating to our national security ; |
| 17 | The slightly lower figure for Stornoway may be caused by a greater tendency for cloud formation over the land to the west and south-west ( the sources of the prevailing winds ) , while exposed western coasts tend to have good sunshine records ( at sea level ) ( Green& Harding 1983 ) . |
| 18 | Sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia ) has , according to one interpretation of the Gaelic , a somewhat uncomplimentary name — , said to be ‘ the plant of earnach ’ , a disease in cattle , sometimes identified as murrain , and reputed to be caused by eating this poisonous plant . |
| 19 | This may be caused by a badly adjusted carb or a blocked jet within the carb or by an air leak from the manifold gasket under the carb . |
| 20 | Mental handicap can be caused by a wide range of medical , social and environmental factors , of which some are to an extent preventable . |
| 21 | Mental handicap can also be caused by drug substances taken by the mother during the period of pregnancy , or by complex metabolic disorders within the foetus itself . |
| 22 | Mental handicap can be caused by the presence in the foetus of an abnormal chromosomal make-up . |
| 23 | Other types of mental handicap may be caused by genetic disorders , although not specifically related to chromosomes . |
| 24 | A range of disorders in the foetus may be caused by the absence of the correct enzymes which break down the food which the foetus absorbs in the womb . |
| 25 | The incorrect enzyme presence can be caused by the presence of recessive genes ; or simply by the absence of certain enzymes . |
| 26 | The low birthweight may be caused by external factors , such as smoking during pregnancy ; premature babies , which may result from insufficient standards of antenatal care , will be highly prone to early infection . |
| 27 | Teachers should never treat non-standard dialect as sub-standard language but should recognise the intimate links between dialect and identity and the damage to self-esteem and motivation which can be caused by indiscriminate ‘ correction ’ of dialect forms . |
| 28 | The principal weakness in the sense of community when Marshall gave his lectures was the class system , and his emphasis on the social element of citizenship was directed largely at counteracting divisions in the community that would otherwise be caused by class inequalities . |
| 29 | The planning of operations by those who are going to carry them out , obviates delay and misunderstandings which happen to be caused by intermediate stages , and makes for the speed of execution which in any operation of this kind is an incalculable asset . |
| 30 | They lowered blood pressure in patients with hypertension , prevented irregularities of the heartbeat which might be caused by adrenaline , reduced mortality after coronary thrombosis , and , perhaps most importantly of all , they revealed the complexity of the factors which control cardiac activity in man , and the difficulties of predicting the effects drugs will have without first carrying out extensive and detailed experiments , both in the laboratory and in the clinic . |