Sentence examples for be major causes of from inspiring English sources

But the rise in cancer mortality is, in its way, very good news: as we live longer, and as many infectious and epidemic diseases have ceased to be major causes of death, so we become prone to maladies that express themselves at ages once rarely attained.

For example, poor drainage causes surface runoff and soil loss, which are considered to be major causes of land degradation.

The 52 kDa and 63 kDa proteins are strongly expressed in rice seed, and are thought to be major causes of rice allergy.

Respiratory viruses (RVs) are known to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs), but prospective long-term studies are lacking.

Fractures and a high differential stress (i.e., a large difference between the principal effective stresses in the horizontal plane) are considered to be major causes of wellbore instabilities, including hole enlargement and high volume caving.

The prevalence of pulmonary edema in pregnant women has been reported to be 0.08%, and preeclampsia, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, administration of tocolytic agents, and fluid overload are known to be major causes of pulmonary edema [3, 4].

Diseases and injuries of bones are major causes of abnormalities of the human skeletal system.

Accidents and violence, which are often alcohol-related, are major causes of death for young persons.

Tuberculosis and meningitis, related to HIV/AIDS, are major causes of adult and infant mortality.

Burning coal releases mercury, sulphur dioxide and other chemicals and pollutants which are major causes of acid rain and smog.

Hemorrhage and thrombosis are major causes of maternal mortality.