Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] rise to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In employing essentially utilitarian criteria , the Wolfenden Committee gave rise to legislation which decriminalised certain forms of homosexual conduct . |
| 2 | Thus the warming and the movement of water help to give rise to climate , which is immensely complex ; and the day-to-day fluctuations which are known as ‘ weather ’ are extraordinarily difficult to predict in detail , more than a few hours ahead . |
| 3 | Also , its nocturnal caterwauling during the breeding season gave rise to tales of orgies and secret feline ceremonies . |
| 4 | We have explained elsewhere in this book that the government sector gives rise to taxation and expenditure flows ( see Chapter 6 ) and that the external sector gives rise to export and import flows ( see Chapter 7 and Appendix 2 to this chapter ) . |
| 5 | However , disability discrimination gives rise to additio |
| 6 | The reasons for not pursuing a more radical course were given by the government as the increased burden of compliance placed on companies , the absence of clear criteria for what constitutes an abuse of market power giving rise to uncertainty for business ( and the possible consequent ‘ chilling effect ’ on competitive behaviour ) , and the suggestion that a prohibition system would bite on fewer market situations than present legislation . |