Example sentences of "which [modal v] cause a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 By taking into account , not only the meaning of U , but also the precise mechanisms ( like irony , or general assumptions of a certain level of implicitness ) which may cause a divergence between the meaning of U and what is communicated by the utterance of U in a particular context .
4 It follows that there are some kinds of changes in the nuclear DNA ( such changes are called ‘ mutations ’ ; see p. 22 ) which will cause a change in the code .
5 As with any automatic system , it is the unusual situation which can cause a problem , and here the problem is that most AF systems tend to focus on the cage bars in the foreground rather than on the animal lurking behind them — or the focus may hunt nervously from one to the other .
6 It considers , in very broad terms , the variety of circumstances which can cause a change of dependence/independence status for the AL of maintaining a safe environment .
7 And it is this spirit of competitiveness which can cause a link to be forged between the " categorical assertions " of religions and the dark side of religion .
8 It states — ‘ that which can cause a disease can also cure it ’ or ‘ like cures like ’ .
9 Without some amount of what can be called ‘ relationship skill ’ we will commit many ‘ well-meaning blunders ’ which can cause a lot of hurt .
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