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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a possibility of causing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing potential outcomes or effects of an action or event.
Example: "There is a possibility of causing harm if the safety protocols are not followed."
Alternatives: "a chance of causing" or "the potential to cause".
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A total of 93.5% of all errors were considered preventable and 39.9% had a possibility of causing serious harm (see Table 3).
However, for some superficial lesions close to the skin, there is a possibility of causing skin burns, or leaving residual viable tumour cells if the overlying skin is left undamaged.
Some items of food that may seem edible carry a possibility of causing food poisoning.
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Both British and Brazilian police are losing sleep over the possibility of bloodshed caused by Falklands-fuelled patriotism.
"A person who has chosen to commit armed robbery, rape or kidnapping has chosen to do something with a strong possibility of causing the death of an innocent person," Mr. Scheidegger said.
In particular, in-leakage has a high possibility of causing considerable structural problems in RCS piping.
However, there is also a possibility of either causing or worsening ICH due to adverse effects of drug therapy.
In contrast, when the possibility of causing a new infection was not a concern, practices were quite different: the majority (88.8%) of seroconcordant partnerships involved UAI.
(Physician 2) This physician talked of a hazard that can affect more patients than just an individual patient assigned to a practitioner as being worthy of reporting since the possibility of causing an incident is foreseeable.
In a vacuum, there's little possibility of causing offence.
The principal direct risks from electrical instrumentation are electrocution and the possibility of causing a fire or explosion by interaction between the electricity and flammable materials, which range from various insulating materials used on cables to the more sensitive oxygen-enriched hydrogen atmosphere of a badly ventilated battery charging room.
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