Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb base] [prep] a result " in BNC.

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1 For example , under the Land Compensation Act 1973 property owners are entitled to compensation for depreciation in the value of their land caused by such things as noise , vibration , smells , and fumes , resulting from public works , The underlying reasoning is that since the public is presumed to benefit greatly from the building of a motorway ( for example ) , private citizens who suffer as a result of its construction should not have to bear their loss for the sake of that wider public interest .
2 What is theoretically and politically interesting and puzzling is not that it has been defended by the powerful and the better-off sections of the community but that it has been so widely accepted by those who suffer as a result of its continuance .
3 The problem drinker in our society can be defined as any person who experiences social , psychological or physical problems as a consequence of his or her own repeated drinking , and services should not only be aimed at the individuals themselves but also at family members who suffer as a result of someone else 's drinking .
4 Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of war :
5 To ignore this would ‘ demonstrate a lack of regard for the people who suffer as a result ’ , he said
6 Other costs include the payment of sickness or invalidity benefits to those suffering from diseases caused by smoking and the payment of widow 's pension and other family social security benefits to the dependant 's of those who die as a result of their smoking .
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