Example sentences of "caused by [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The congestion caused by their hurried , and sometimes vengefully random , parking is a source of great aggravation to Prague 's citizens , for whom it is a major talking point of the emigration crisis . |
| 2 | In England , however , the birth of many children suffering from deformities caused by their mothers having taken the new drug thalidomide prescribed by doctors during their pregnancy resulted in the enactment of the Congenital Disabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 . |
| 3 | Bad habits in horses are usually caused by their association with people , and can form as a result of inadequate care and poor handling . |
| 4 | Much of the Tories ' present difficulty is , in my view , caused by their having spent 16 months being politically correct themselves . |
| 5 | It is time that Mr Major let British interest rates be fixed by the needs of our low-inflation recessionary economy , not by the Germans ' need to fight the rising inflation caused by their economic mismanagement . |
| 6 | Family relationships were also felt to suffer , with l6 carers specifically mentioning the friction and tension caused by their caring role . |
| 7 | Under LMS , where governing bodies are given responsibility for matters that affect health and safety , they will be potentially liable for any offences against the 1974 Health and Safety Act caused by their decisions . |
| 8 | But , are they now being blamed for pollution only partly caused by their activities ? |
| 9 | You may even get loud cracking noises as the crystals cool or heat up , crackings caused by their fracture . |
| 10 | It 's sunglasses all round as our richly-coiffed Tory front benchers try to fight eye-strain caused by their chrome-domed pinko opponents . |
| 11 | Despite the performance penalties and useful load restrictions caused by their weight , over the years floats have been fitted to almost every type of single-engined lightplane — and many twins . |
| 12 | Patients appreciated a more understanding approach , and orthodox practitioners themselves came to realize the harm caused by their traditional practices and gradually rejected them , while at the same time adopting the sensible preventive measures . |
| 13 | Although nothing will bring back Anna or my mother-in-law , or even ease the heartache caused by their deaths , I owe it to their memory to publicize our family 's feelings at the outcome of the case . |
| 14 | Shelley , Mary Shelley and Claire Clairemont , fleeing England after the scandal caused by their triangular relationship , meet Byron on the shores of Lake Geneva . |
| 15 | While it has never resolved long-standing tensions between discourses on " culture " , " science " , " philanthropy " ( later transmuted to " welfare " ) , and " national efficiency " ( later , " wealth creation " ) , it has provided a cultural domain apparently immune to the ravages caused by their continuing conflicts . |
| 16 | Since the fire at the premises of the defendants was caused by their employee 's negligence , and since it was reasonably foreseeable that firemen would be required to attend the fire and that an explosion of the kind which occurred might result from the fire , the defendants were liable to the plaintiff . |
| 17 | Then they would bring their talons forward and reach their beaks out and in one swift movement crash them on the surface of the still lake , and out of the splashing spray caused by their wings as they beat to gain height again they would rise struggling with a fish in their talons . ’ |
| 18 | If , for example , an occupier deliberately plants weeds in large quantities , he would surely be liable under the rule for damage caused by their escape , for it is not a natural use of one 's land to cultivate weeds in bulk . |
| 19 | It was how most of their arguments started — the sudden stirring of discord caused by their lack of understanding of one another 's attitudes — an incautious word which stubbornness would not permit to be retracted . |
| 20 | Moreover , all Marxist groups operating in Latin America confront a formidable array of obstacles , apart from the problems caused by their own factionalism . |
| 21 | However , both in the home and within the huge power stations , coal is taking a hammering from environmental lobbyists who object to the depletion of fossil fuels and the atmospheric pollution caused by their use . |
| 22 | The painters themselves , despite the highly organized aspect of the demonstration , appear to have been surprised at the sensation caused by their works and at the sudden notoriety which they acquired overnight . |
| 23 | They stood aside and let us pass , though we heard the sniggers and laughter caused by their little jokes . |
| 24 | Many of their customers were being treated for diseases directly caused by their habit . |
| 25 | The specific mechanism suggested by Freud in Totem and Taboo ( and corroborated by my own research ) , is that of the murder of the primal father by his sons — or , at least , by those whose egos were sufficiently evolved to experience the considerable distortion caused by their ambivalence regarding him . |
| 26 | At first it was felt that this was caused by their failure to understand what was required of them despite being notified by the Board , the NEC , through the pages of The Embalmer as well as at Divisional meetings , but it is apparent that there is an element of tutors who deliberately do not follow the guidelines and rules , ignore well publicised and individually notified closing dates for entry and submission of coursework results , presumably to try and ‘ force ’ the Institute to return to the ‘ old ’ system . |
| 27 | ‘ We should not expect our tenants to have to look at the mess caused by their careless neighbours , ’ said Coun Dixon . |
| 28 | Bringing in the superpowers , however , would force an unwilling Washington to confront the problems caused by its continuing non-military support for the contras . |
| 29 | Bringing in the superpowers , however , would force an unwilling Washington to confront the problems caused by its continuing non-military support for the contras . |
| 30 | Brazil 's and Argentina 's previous anti-inflation plans were based on the belief that high inflation is caused by its own momentum . |