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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to cause" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is on the verge of creating a particular effect or result.
Example: "The storm is about to cause significant disruptions in the area."
Alternatives: "on the brink of causing" or "ready to create".
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The L.A. County Sheriff's Department use-of-force policy permits deputies to shoot at animals if they "reasonably believe" that the creatures are about to "cause death or serious physical injury".
Now he's about to cause another furore.
Now Briscoe is about to cause another kerfuffle.
(Sadly it may be about to cause more, albeit in response to grave provocation).
Thank God it was nothing, just a nervous police officer who was about to cause me a clot.
The history of these catastrophic events, notes Kolbert, tends to be recaptured just as humanity comes to realise that it is about to cause another one.
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He busts myths and clarifies realities about what seems to cause, or to help prevent, cancer.
Simply asking critical questions about Guevara seemed to cause offense.
Decisions about TOR continue to cause difficulties for health care professionals.
In the West, tobacco smoke is estimated to cause about 90% of all lung cancers.
Smoking is estimated to cause about half of all bladder cancer cases.
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