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1 Since an average-sized woman would be eating 2,000–2,300 calories a day to maintain her normal weight , the reduction should result in a loss of about 2lb a week .
2 It will be noted that failure to comply with a direction regarding structural alterations to a seamen 's canteen may result in a refusal to renew the licence It the next application , and not to a fine as under s.36 .
3 With winch or car launches , it is essential to consider whether a cable break could result in a part of the cable falling on or near to a glider or anything else in mid-field .
4 The UN predicts that a reduction of 30 per cent in the commercial debts of the 15 most indebted developing nations would result in a 25-per-cent increase in their national incomes over the next five years .
5 This in effect would result in a net 6 per cent increase .
6 In the case of passenger transport undertakings such as railways and airlines which allow free travel to employees the test would provide mind-boggling difficulties of calculation and when the undertaking was running at a loss would result in a charge to tax that exceeded the fare charged to the general public ; this would also be the case where school fees were heavily subsidised by endowments .
7 The recommendation following upon an assessment might result in a child with a hearing disability being placed in a local primary school rather than in a special unit for children who are deaf or partially hearing .
8 Any further attempt to violate the principle of statehood by the new Northern-led leadership , it could be presumed , is unlikely to succeed — indeed , in certain circumstances could result in a reduction of support for their Northern campaigns .
9 Although the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in March 1946 seemed to regard the Far East as the most likely arena for a Soviet–American collision , they agreed that Soviet expansion from its borders westward or to the south could result in a conflict with Britain into which the United States might finally be drawn .
10 Séguin , whose eloquence throughout the campaign was widely reported , stressed his fear that Maastricht would result in a loss of French sovereignty , especially over monetary policy .
11 But resistance within the Treasury to what is seen as a potentially inflation-stoking measure could result in a delay allowing a consultative green paper before the December Budget .
12 However , Sealink considered that the effect of the MMC's decision could result in a pooling service operating anyway following the link 's opening , though it would have to comply with UK and European Commission competition law .
13 A police spokesman warned that the vandalism could result in a tragedy on the main line between Belfast and Dublin .
14 Consistent underuse of the overlap period should result in a review of the off-duty system to reduce overlap .
15 If a functional group on CP 96345 interacts with His197 , removing that functional group should result in a dissociation constant for the H197A mutant equal to that for the wild type because the His197 specific interaction is no longer present .
16 My amendment would result in a reduction in the burden on these people to the tune of 50 per cent .
17 In support of this , it suggested that the ending of farm subsidies would result in a shift in production from farmers in richer countries to those in the developing world whose farming methods , the report asserted , were less polluting .
18 Any failure to open or read any file will result in a message reporting the error and the associated file name , and providing some explanatory text .
19 Explain to the client that they will need to sign an authority so that the defendant 's doctor can find out their entire medical history and that refusal will result in a stay of proceedings .
20 But an exceptional item of £11.7 million covering write-offs and redundancy costs will result in a loss of £9 million in the year to January 25 .
21 Although the gall bladder is considered to be dispensible , its preservation may result in a reduction of post cholecystectomy syptoms .
22 In rational expectations models such regime breaks should result in a change in the way expectations are formed and hence in the behaviour of the variable influenced by expectations .
23 Mr Beggs said the hearing in Gibraltar which is to re-open in October could result in a move to extradite Ross from the United States if there is sufficient evidence .
24 ‘ The line-out is a shambles — each line-out could result in a penalty .
25 Opinions vary as to whether more cautious and rational use of these drugs by general practitioners leading to a reduction in prescribing of tranquillizers and antidepressants would result in a decline in the number of suicide attempts ( Kreitman 1977 ) .
26 The acquisition of Palatine would result in a dilution of Anglo-Welsh 's earnings per share .
27 It therefore follows that any deviation from average conditions will result in a difference between the predicted tide and the actual tide experienced .
28 Sixth , the Thatcher Government 's pension reforms will result in a return to a ‘ cradle to grave ’ condition of unremitted low income for the most disadvantaged .
29 An increase in interest rates may result in a flow of funds into interest-bearing deposits .
30 Any one of the above features could result in a person being labelled schizophrenic , providing some other criteria are met , such as the symptoms having lasted for a certain length of time .
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