Example sentences for: consequence

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  • Much as the one tangible consequence of Jimmy Carter's famous "malaise" speech, in 1979, was that it taught millions of Americans a new French word (which Carter in his speech in fact never uttered; the word was picked up from pre-speech "spinning" by Carter's political adviser, Patrick Caddell), so too a consequence of the Thompson committee hearings has been to give wide currency to the term soft money , in the sense of "money that can be collected for use in political campaigns but which enjoys an existence outside the rules, the oversight, and the control of the Federal Election Commission."

  • "People think that making right choices is a consequence of having a strong, well-integrated personality," Bruno Bettelheim once wrote.

  • The presence of an adverse consequence that can be linked to drinking-such as gastrointestinal, vascular, renal, or other medical problem; an automobile crash; unintentional injury; or involvement in a violent incident-facilitates intervention among patients with alcohol problems encountered in the emergency setting.

  • In its page one lead feature, the Wall Street Journal reports on a little-noticed consequence of the cost-cutting brought on by managed care: the rise in free-lance autopsies.

  • Complete classification of the genes expressed as a consequence of distinct ligand/receptor interactions during lymphocyte activation will also provide a powerful tool for the assessment and treatment of immunological disorders [ 55 ] . In addition to defining the target genes of specific cytokines and cell surface ligands, it is possible to further subdivide the genes based on the specific signaling proteins and transcription factors that govern their expression.


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