Example sentences of "which may cause " in BNC.

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1 English law contains a number of offences which penalize the driving of a car on a road in a manner which may cause harm .
2 Since electrically charged objects attract or repel one another ( unlike charges attract , like charges repel ) , there are forces of attraction and repulsion between atoms , which may cause them to combine in specific ways to form chemical compounds .
3 Apart from accidental injury at birth , accidents can occur at any time in life which may cause mental handicap .
4 One case which may cause problems is where the doctor 's facilitation takes the form of switching off a necessary mechanical aid , such as a ventilator or an artificial kidney machine .
5 They may be effective alone , but there needs to be caution with their introduction , especially enalapril which may cause hypotension when combined with other agents .
6 These plants , part or all of which may cause ill effects , can all be found in this country .
7 However , hydrogels do have some disadvantages including their low mechanical strength ( which may cause problems during manipulation for implantation ) and their relatively low refractive index , which may mean using thicker lenses to achieve a given optical power .
8 Rembrandt pastels from Frisk carry a health label on their packaging , which assures customers that the pastels contain no cadmium or other heavy metal-based pigments , which may cause problems with prolonged and heavy usage .
9 The only other areas which may cause problems are the first finger bends which occur in bars 11–12 .
10 I wonder if this can tell us anything useful about meeting situations which may cause stressful tension ?
11 They apply to any manual handling operation which may cause injury at work .
12 Rembrandt pastels from Frisk carry a health label on their packaging , which assures customers that the pastels contain no cadmium or other heavy metal-based pigments , which may cause problems with prolonged and heavy usage .
13 Another area which may cause problems is that of insurance of household goods .
14 Keep condoms away from strong heat and sunlight which may cause the rubber to deteriorate .
15 It is possible for the ring of the collar to become caught rather than actually restrained by the leash , which may cause discomfort .
16 In attempting to meet the needs of individual pupils , it will be necessary to take into account aspects of the training of the child 's visual loss or depreciation of sight which may cause a lack of confidence in moving about .
17 Tattoos also appear , of all places , in the new work of Christian Eckart , which may cause some of his devotees to do double-takes worthy of Edward Everett Horton .
18 The University accepts no liability for loss arising from the failure of electricity , heating systems , water supplies , fire , flooding or for any other cause beyond its reasonable control which may cause the University 's premises or part of them to be temporarily closed or the booking to be interrupted , interfered with or cancelled .
19 These include deep vein thrombosis ( a blood clot in the leg which may cause swelling , pain , and
20 4 Follow health and safety instructions at work concerning production , handling or use of any substance which may cause cancer .
21 These include hazards which may cause injury like poor lifting techniques or wet floors , and those which may cause infection for example infected materials such as blood or faeces , soiled linen , used needles or knife blades .
22 These include hazards which may cause injury like poor lifting techniques or wet floors , and those which may cause infection for example infected materials such as blood or faeces , soiled linen , used needles or knife blades .
23 Its complicated chemical structure includes bergaptens , which may cause an allergic rash on the hands of those using it , and other substances which strictly prohibit its intake by pregnant women .
24 Alcohol in conjunction with sugar increases the release of insulin , a hormone which may cause a lowering of blood sugar and may lead to obesity .
25 All these men ( and presumably others with cancers detected at subsequent screening rounds ) would be exposed to the risks of radical prostatectomy , which may cause impotency in up to 42% and urethrovesical stricture in 7% .
26 In Sweden , drinking water has been found to have levels of copper which may cause diarrhoea in young children , harm to liver and kidneys , and even colour hair green , along with wash-basins , baths and laundry .
27 The whole problem of gainers and losers has been complicated in the early 1990s by the fall in property prices which may cause many to feel that they are paying too much tax , as a result of being placed in an unduly high ‘ band ’ .
28 Is it true that among the inquiry 's recommendations are the provision of signalling alterations , the installation of new protective devices and changed signalling practice at that and other junctions , which may cause delays to approaching trains ?
29 Similarly , in Moore v Central Electricity Generating Board , 1974 IRLR 296 — the facts of which may cause those interested in civil liberties some concern — an employee who had been held in custody for one month pending trial was dismissed after being convicted not of the original charge preferred but of related offences .
30 Explain and discuss the factors which may cause the Black-Scholes model to yield inaccurate results .
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