cause complications

Frequency: 7.211.0 per million words

to be the reason for problems or difficulties

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  • Untreated infections can often cause serious complications.
  • The sudden change in requirements caused major complications for the development team.
  • Any deviation from the agreed-upon plan could cause unforeseen complications.
  • The experimental drug has caused complications in a small number of patients.
  • Introducing new people into the established group dynamics might cause some complications.
  • We were warned that the surgery itself might cause complications, but we proceeded anyway.
  • A military intervention would almost certainly cause diplomatic complications.
  • The component's failure is causing complications throughout the entire system.
  • Failing to disclose all your assets is likely to cause complications during the audit.
  • Are you sure this new policy won't cause more complications than it solves?