| 单词 | consequence |
| 释义 | consequence (kɒnsɪkwens ) Word forms: consequences 1. countable noun B2 The consequences of something are the results or effects of it. Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail. [+ of] An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security. [+ for] Synonyms: result, effect, outcome, repercussion 2. in consequence, as a consequence phrase B2 If one thing happens and then another thing happens in consequence or as a consequence, the second thing happens as a result of the first. His departure was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates. ... a time when many people are losing their jobs as a consequence of the recession. 3. of (...) consequence phrase Something or someone of consequence is important or valuable. If something or someone is of no consequence, or of little consequence, they are not important or valuable. [formal] As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence. Where he is from is of no consequence to me. 4. take the consequences/face the consequences phrase If you tell someone that they must take the consequences or face the consequences, you warn them that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do not stop behaving in a particular way. These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial. If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences. Quotations: As you sow, so shall you reap Collocations: consequences of decisions This week there have been a lot of interesting consequences of decisions. Times, Sunday Times Yet they will inherit the consequences of decisions being taken now. Times, Sunday Times Commanders on the ground must be reminded of the future consequences of decisions they continue to take even now. Times, Sunday Times It may be messy, but the consequences of failure and the collapse of the single currency would be much worse. Times, Sunday Times The risks and consequences of failure are great. Times, Sunday Times Let us hope that personal chemistry can succeed where official negotiations have so far failed, because the consequences of failure are grim. Times, Sunday Times The consequences of failure hardly bear thinking about. The Sun The consequences of failure include huge rises in sea levels, mass migration, famine, and extinctions of species. The Sun Local people should consider the consequences before cheering. Times, Sunday Times Consider the consequences between the event and the reaction. Times, Sunday Times When it's easy to take part, and so lots of people do, for their own immediate gratification, without considering the consequences for anybody else. Times, Sunday Times The present system doesn't consider the consequences for law-abiding people. The Sun Before you make your final choice, thoroughly consider the consequences. The Sun He warned, though, that hiring such consultancies could have damaging consequences. Times, Sunday Times The government may still be forced into a takeover, however, as an alternative to letting the bank fold with damaging consequences for the financial system. Times, Sunday Times Unless rapidly treated with the appropriate medication, they can spiral out of control, with damaging consequences for the patient and for anyone within his orbit. Times, Sunday Times An over-exuberant housing market had damaging consequences for the economy then. Times, Sunday Times Our experience during the pandemic illustrates the damaging consequences of overcentralisation. Times,Sunday Times They will be disappointed but others are missing out with potentially more dangerous consequences. Times, Sunday Times With almost 6.8million used cars sold last year, the findings suggest 1.4m of them are being sold dishonestly, with potentially dangerous consequences. The Sun Being too slow to react has potentially dangerous consequences. Times,Sunday Times My unscientific preliminary conclusion: gradually escalating reciprocal self-disclosure, under conditions that frame personal vulnerability as a social norm, can have dangerous consequences. Times, Sunday Times We cut them slack because we are convinced that even irrational fear, when in such cosy packaging, cannot have dangerous consequences. Times, Sunday Times One might again hear those low-level murmurings about his being overworked as a bowler with deleterious consequences for his batting. Times, Sunday Times I would impose levies on unearned wealth rather than earned income and on actions with deleterious consequences, such as environmental damage. Times, Sunday Times But it was always the feeling here that the off-field embarrassment, when four players were publicly humiliated for not completing their trite 'homework' task, would have long-lasting and deleterious consequences. Times, Sunday Times Before examining why this might be, and its deleterious consequences, let's just note the proximity of these parties. Times, Sunday Times It may encourage the stationeryshy recipient to note that the seething annoyance of the insufficiently thanked gift-giver could have deleterious consequences in later life. Times, Sunday Times Others, however, see a symptom of decline with destructive consequences for society. Times, Sunday Times In the given case this standard advance has destructive consequences. Times, Sunday Times The longer it goes unchecked, the greater are its destructive consequences. Times, Sunday Times Both main plots hinge on the destructive consequences of a conscious effort to remember, whether inspired by righteous anger or cynical opportunism. The Times Literary Supplement Use of heavy machinery for ground levelling had made destructive consequences to the burial canoes in the sub-surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If this were not the case, significant additional explanatory dialogue would be necessary with possible (probable) detrimental consequences. Times, Sunday Times Avoiding action will have detrimental consequences for interest rates and, hence, for mortgage payers. Times, Sunday Times The burning of fossil fuels, which powered humanity's industrial ascent, also warmed the climate, with a number of detrimental consequences possible during the 21st century. Times, Sunday Times This has led to detrimental consequences for the environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such hunting methods would have had detrimental consequences for the species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These depredations had truly devastating consequences for the economy and for society more generally. The Times Literary Supplement The devastating consequences were recorded in a separate document that has also been released. Times, Sunday Times This could have devastating consequences for depositors temporarily parking large sums in a bank that were to fail. Times, Sunday Times It ended by admonishing the government for its 'terrifying' silence on its potentially devastating consequences. Times, Sunday Times They said that the arbitration service, which newspapers would be obliged to accept if they joined the regulator, would have devastating consequences for publishers. Times, Sunday Times Hiring individuals who are technically competent but do not share the values of the company's leaders can have dire consequences. Times, Sunday Times We don't think the people are aware of the dire consequences if we continue on this path. Times, Sunday Times But he also believes that leaving would not have the dire consequences some claim. Times, Sunday Times He added that the economic downturn will have dire consequences for the poorest nations. Times, Sunday Times The prospectus makes clear the dire consequences if they don't vote in favour. Times, Sunday Times As of last night, however, the match was back on, as a direct consequence of political calculation. Times, Sunday Times The ombudsman would conclude later that her health problems were a direct consequence of her ordeal. Times, Sunday Times As a direct consequence, you wouldn't want to be responsible for pushing him up an icy incline. Times, Sunday Times Still, this was a small-minded decision that was a direct consequence of the earlier big mistake. Times, Sunday Times Demerger came as a direct consequence of those decades of empirebuilding. Times, Sunday Times Most of the big building societies demutualised in the 1990s, often with disastrous consequences. Times, Sunday Times In fact, the general frequently finds himself apologising for the disastrous consequences of counterinsurgency. Times, Sunday Times There are stories about them leaping into boats with disastrous consequences for all concerned. Times, Sunday Times Failure to do so would leave these communities feeling further ignored and betrayed, with potentially disastrous consequences. The Sun Assumptions like those above can lead to disastrous consequences for how we understand moral obligation. Christianity Today Solar magnetic storms and space weather disturbances have had a number of dramatic consequences over the years. Times, Sunday Times A place of friendship, and a place where those friends can fall out with dramatic consequences. Times, Sunday Times These are instant and far-reaching changes that have dramatic consequences. Times, Sunday Times This variation may have dramatic consequences, as the slow acetylators are more prone to dose-dependent toxicity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His paintings became more sombre and his life changed with dramatic consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had charged up through the pack, from fourteenth to fifth, avoiding (but only just) the slightest mistake, which would have had drastic consequences. Times, Sunday Times But she has not been outside for any sustained period during the day - without drastic consequences - for almost a decade. Times, Sunday Times His brand of mistake — moral failing — ushered in drastic consequences: loss, a constant battle with himself, life that will never again be the same. Christianity Today Bring on the drastic consequences ... Times, Sunday Times And if they do that, it might lead to drastic consequences in terms of the result. The Sun They want to ensure that the ecological consequences of every application are individually assessed, collectively known and taken fully into account. Times, Sunday Times At least not if by focusing on what we do, we ignore the dire ecological consequences of what we buy. Times, Sunday Times It's likely that there would be unintended and deleterious ecological consequences. Times, Sunday Times We're living in times that require all our resources, invention and resilience to survive the ecological consequences of our activities. Times, Sunday Times Others wondered about the ecological consequences of radically altering ocean temperatures. Times, Sunday Times The economic consequences of nodeal would include a recession and the pound's depreciation would be 'more harmful' than in 2008, the letter said. Times, Sunday Times Apolitical realignment with serious economic consequences for the finance, defence and construction sectors. Times, Sunday Times If they were to pull out in response to demands to pump in fresh capital, it could have serious economic consequences. Times, Sunday Times A self-defined 'plutocrat', he has swaddled himself in a luxurious layer of algorithms that protect him from the dire economic consequences that may come. Times, Sunday Times There will be hardship, especially for the old, and serious economic consequences, cutting off the recovery. Times, Sunday Times These tiny decisions had enormous consequences, like moving pieces in a game of cosmic chess. Times, Sunday Times All of this will have enormous consequences for the affordability of food. Times, Sunday Times The decisions that we make will have enormous consequences for generations to come. Times, Sunday Times This has enormous consequences for how we govern ourselves. Times,Sunday Times In version two of the momentous meeting, the tiniest adjustment has enormous consequences. Times, Sunday Times All three of these - increased use of land, pesticide and fertiliser - have environmental consequences. Times, Sunday Times And by 2030, fewer workers will collide with rising costs and perhaps the environmental consequences of climate change. Times, Sunday Times But the environmental consequences of developing oil sands - bituminous lakes that contain sand, water and heavy crude oil - are breathtaking. Times, Sunday Times Consumers are thinking not only about the clothes they like and can afford, but increasingly of how they are made and with what environmental consequences. Times, Sunday Times Guilty at the environmental consequences of human activity, and angsty about our increasing separation from nature, 'we now need the wild as never before' - both as reprimand and blessing. Times, Sunday Times It explores the consequences of marrying for love and not for money. Times, Sunday Times While writing down ideas for the story, they decided to explore the consequences of having a pony in a suburban house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The film explores the consequences when an actor and actress allow their true feelings to overtake their acting during an audition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They then explore the consequences of these ideas and work toward making testable predictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hinterlands explores the consequences for cultures and civilisations when confronted with artifacts - from an unknown but likely superior source - that are dangerous but nonetheless valuable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We must form a cogent policy or face the consequence that they will interpret inaction as weakness or a lack of interest. Times, Sunday Times It would have compelled them to attend or face the consequence of their silence. The Sun However, he will not have to face the consequence of the former, a predicted $1 trillion spending deficit by 2020. Times, Sunday Times Lion dance troupes have the onus of giving a good show or face the consequence of an unhappy client. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You choose to buy the house on borrowed money, you have to face the consequences. Times, Sunday Times But it could still have far-reaching consequences as more customers become aware of its potential. Times, Sunday Times In essence, 'fateful' means 'having far-reaching consequences', which may be good or neutral as well as bad. Times, Sunday Times It's a reminder that sin has lasting and far-reaching consequences that always go beyond you. Christianity Today Our response will have far-reaching consequences in our relationships with others, especially the people close to us. Christianity Today The implications of this collapse and how it has been handled will have far-reaching consequences for private investment, fare competition and passenger choice. Times,Sunday Times He might be deeply committed to his cause, or fear the consequences of co-operation, if word of it were to reach his comrades. Times, Sunday Times Second, our risk-averse society fears the consequences of any more spectacular experiments 'going wrong'. Times, Sunday Times A quarter feared the consequences if they did. The Sun He hoped it would be approved, though he feared the consequences. Times, Sunday Times This means they can blow a raspberry at the people without fearing the consequences. The Sun The future consequences of delaying homeownership until mid-life are obvious. Times, Sunday Times What could the future consequences be to the recipients of non-compliance? Times, Sunday Times Commanders on the ground must be reminded of the future consequences of decisions they continue to take even now. Times, Sunday Times Major themes in the novel include storytelling and history, exploring how the past leads to future consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her civic ideas for the city are often made without regard for future consequences, which are usually disastrous. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How we laughed, then thought about the potential global consequences, and stopped laughing immediately. Times, Sunday Times To read more about the global consequences of the coronavirus, tap the link in our bio. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This makes them morally responsible for the global consequences of the pandemic in some key ways. Times,Sunday Times The overall consequences of continued complacency among the eurozone's leaders will have profound global consequences, perhaps for years to come. Times, Sunday Times The global consequences warrant more systematic research. The Times Literary Supplement Short-changing it will result in a nitrogen build-up in the blood and other harmful consequences. Times, Sunday Times They did take place but were not always penalised; the referee had discretion to decide on the intent of the tackler and the harmful consequences. Times, Sunday Times And you do these things in spite of the obvious harmful consequences. Times, Sunday Times Most people carry such bacteria with no harmful consequences, but the bacteria can cause infections in seriously ill patients. Times, Sunday Times Your behaviour has harmful consequences, causing you to feel bad about yourself, or disrupting your marriage and family life. Times, Sunday Times People need to be reminded of the health consequences. Times, Sunday Times One psychologist says that the findings 'add weight to the growing evidence that poor emotional housecleaning has health consequences in marriages'. Times, Sunday Times Not getting enough sleep had 'wellknown long-term health consequences', she added. Times, Sunday Times Some users will be able to override this but will be warned of the health consequences if they do. The Sun Managing the health consequences of heavy drinking would be one of the key challenges of the future, it said. Times, Sunday Times A tragic mistake, for sure, and a mistake with horrific consequences. The Sun Much of modern history may be understood through the prism of cultic behaviour and its horrific consequences. Times, Sunday Times In the crowded, fast-paced battlefield, one targeting error can have horrific consequences. Times, Sunday Times Other signers were similarly targeted, with more horrific consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They ignored the consequences of destroying a complex international trading system. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, the two friends ignore any consequences or punishment during their game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Highly competitive and a bit prideful, he rushes headlong into things, sometimes ignoring the consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They probably had some vague glimpse of recognition; yet they use empty words, and ignore the consequences of their actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One almost immediate consequence was that the divorce rate rose steadily. Times, Sunday Times The immediate consequence might be another surge in interbank rates. Times, Sunday Times The immediate consequence affects the leadership and balance of the one-day team in the next phase of the season. Times, Sunday Times That was the immediate consequence. Christianity Today One particular and immediate consequence comes through our social security system. Times, Sunday Times The direct and indirect consequences of continuing war are stark. Times, Sunday Times These types of dwarfism are indirect consequences of the generally unhealthy or malnourished condition of the individual, and not of any specific disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This wave was driven by both the direct activity of humans (e.g. hunting) and the indirect consequences of land-use change for agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anyone affected by the indirect consequences of a specific action will automatically share a common interest in controlling those consequences, i.e., solving a common problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All five victims died from indirect consequences of the fire, due to heart attacks brought on by physical or emotional strain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That's the inevitable consequence of the push for greater productivity. Times, Sunday Times Natural gas reserves have been found in the area and fracking may be the inevitable consequence. Times, Sunday Times The lost projects, an inevitable consequence of life at the artier end of architecture. Times, Sunday Times But typographical errors - tellingly, 'milestones' for 'millstones' - are the inevitable consequence of such length and speed. Times, Sunday Times The inevitable consequence was that we were unable to conclude the agreement, but only to negotiate it. Times, Sunday Times Apart from a stiff-legged gait - the only lasting consequence of his polio - he seems far younger than his age, although he has never been to a gym. Times, Sunday Times What will be the lasting consequences for internet companies? Times,Sunday Times A thoughtful film finds the lasting consequences of this cultural convulsion. Times, Sunday Times The slip between writing someone's name in the body of the e-mail and putting it in the 'send to' box takes seconds, but it can have lasting consequences. Times, Sunday Times It's one of those counterintuitive activities akin to patting your head while rubbing your stomach, albeit with more lasting consequences for the paintwork on other people's cars. Times, Sunday Times He can present, in argument, any legal consequence of which the facts permit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So it was sold in 2007 to an investor that refused the total legal consequence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The legal consequences of embezzlement can be severe. Christianity Today Similarly, an employee may leave a job for any reason or no reason without legal consequences. Christianity Today Though these interests are similar, they have very different legal consequences. Christianity Today Some do let it slide - as they may do their own - with lifelong consequences. The Sun It will make studying very hard and have lifelong consequences. The Sun When the influential matriarch meets a nasty end, events explode with lifelong consequences for a brilliantly drawn cast of victims. The Sun There were seven dead and fifty wounded, some of whom had lifelong consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Already at this stage he seems to have developed a taste for alcohol, which later became an addiction, with drastic lifelong consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But their pursuit was desperate and the likely consequence was a third for the visitors. Times, Sunday Times The letter concluded that the likely consequence of further misconduct was dismissal. Times, Sunday Times He knew that a bad injury was a likely consequence and had been playing recently with painkilling injections. Times, Sunday Times But the most likely consequence of success in fancy would have been much like the outcome of his failure in fact. The Times Literary Supplement The likely consequence would be a single rate offered by each company, higher than the lowest tariff currently on offer, and very similar across the 'big six'. Times, Sunday Times The long-term consequence will be an acute housing shortage, far worse than today's, and presumably another housing price bubble to reflect it. Times, Sunday Times Even the most common ankle ligament injuries can lead to long-term consequences as severe as arthritis, according to a top foot and ankle specialist. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps he banked on their not having any long-term consequences, since he believed he was sterile - without, apparently, bothering to seek any medical evidence. Times,Sunday Times True, past shutdowns have tended to have limited long-term consequences as the economy has quickly snapped back. Times, Sunday Times She prayed for me and consistently called me to a higher standard, pointing out the long-term consequences of speaking rashly. Christianity Today Trying to mitigate the consequences of irresponsible lending decisions carries its own costs. Times, Sunday Times In every case, courts should minimise the extent they go into closed session and, if they do, mitigate the consequences. Times, Sunday Times The government cares so little it even refuses to put crash emergency arrangements in place to mitigate the consequences of a helicopter crashing on one of the towns. Times, Sunday Times Persuasive advocacy mitigated the consequences. Times, Sunday Times In 1946, supplementary oil burners were fitted to every boiler, to mitigate the consequences of coal shortages and quality issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decision will be a 'natural consequence of the right business strategy' rather than the starting point, he says. Times, Sunday Times Lists are perhaps a natural consequence of stimulus overload, a sorting out of the wheat from the never-ending chaff. Times, Sunday Times More likely, problems are a natural consequence of playing under so much pressure for so long. Times, Sunday Times He said the profits fall was the 'natural consequence' of strategic change critical to repositioning the business. The Sun They will argue that next month's losses are the natural consequence of being in government. Times, Sunday Times It was a clear example of a good idea that produced an unintended negative consequence. Times, Sunday Times Another negative consequence of the pandemic has been the effect on fundraising, with fewer supporters able to dip into their pockets. Times,Sunday Times But if you hang in there a bit too long, the only negative consequence will be a mild bout of hypothermia. Times, Sunday Times The long-term negative consequence was that each point earned by a player also drained the pool of available points. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A negative consequence of this, was that it became easy for the much longer line to get into a tangle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The troubles afflicting department stores, which have also been hammered by online rivals, has brought painful consequences for centre owners. Times,Sunday Times All around, players are being made aware, with painful consequences, of this new reality. Times, Sunday Times The heels get too high, often with painful consequences. Times, Sunday Times But over several phone calls, he talked about what he now calls 'rash, pseudo-political activity' and its painful consequences. Times, Sunday Times Five-yearly rent reviews are a game of chance and there are many examples of their dramatically painful consequences. Times, Sunday Times There was a two-year delay in publication so 'by the time he got the info out, it was of little political consequence,' he said recently. Times, Sunday Times Political consequence requires a process to become an event that becomes a metaphor for the significance of the moment. Times, Sunday Times The most important political consequence of this reform was the military defeat and political leadership, converted in 1913 after anti-gomecism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The political consequences if parliament went back on the referendum result would be 'astronomical', he said. Times, Sunday Times Countries benefit from a secular economic reaction function - one that cannot be used for political ends as distinct from one that has political consequences. Times, Sunday Times This could be a positive consequence of conservation efforts. Times, Sunday Times These are, to my way of thinking, positive consequences of saying yes. Christianity Today This has been irritating and bureaucratic but it has had some positive consequences. Times, Sunday Times Evidence suggests that sport only has positive consequences if the coaches are outstanding mentors and leaders. Times, Sunday Times If pessimism has negative effects — evident in very low levels of business and consumer confidence until recently — optimism can have positive consequences as it gains traction. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, the studio was positively thrumming with the possible consequence of all this that nobody dared admit: that the once beloved festival of deadline day lies in ruins. Times, Sunday Times Still, there's another possible consequence. Times, Sunday Times It raises a question of the utmost possible consequence as to the management of railway and other companies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hearing impairment, such as increased hearing threshold, and tinnitus are considered as another possible consequence of sound annoyance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Critics cite the phenomenon of paralysis by analysis as one possible consequence of over-reliance on decision analysis in organizations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The potential consequence on the environment was beyond estimation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the agency were correct, the potential consequences for the industry as a whole were great. Times, Sunday Times So the public need to know the potential consequences of such disasters befalling the nation. Times, Sunday Times The potential consequences for nerve signalling and breathing are enormous. Times, Sunday Times Some jabs can provide relief for a couple of months or more but that's not to say there aren't potential consequences of overuse. Times, Sunday Times Some of these moves are of more symbolic than practical consequence. Times, Sunday Times Such a circumstance was a matter of no great practical consequence when the world was large and only loosely knit together. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, because of the restrictions in this form of judicial review and a weak judiciary, this has had little practical consequence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That makes the film a study of the practical consequences of romance, rather than a romantic film. Times, Sunday Times Something sacred has been intruded upon, has been violated, and it's not just the practical consequences that matter, but the emotional hurt even more so. Times, Sunday Times He added that it was hard to predict the consequences when central banks started to tighten monetary policy. Times, Sunday Times Adapting a computer program designed to forecast the weather, he decided to test whether it could predict the consequences if greenhouse gases were to double. Times, Sunday Times From the model, the designer or user can then predict the consequences of this particular fault. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the ability to predict the consequences of actions, moral laws were created, which one day grew into governed laws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was the entirely predictable consequence of the road we have travelled down, one step at a time. Times, Sunday Times The predictable consequence, in the long boom of the early years of this century, was an expansion in credit, in which the newly liberalised banking sector acted as intermediary. Times, Sunday Times They allowed various member states to join that didn't really meet the budget deficit requirements, with the very predictable consequences we've seen. Times, Sunday Times Then, three years ago, she fell off the wagon, with predictable consequences. Times, Sunday Times Statute would surely have some unintended but eminently predictable consequences. Times, Sunday Times It's a puzzle why plants grow thicker leaves in an atmosphere richer in carbon dioxide, but it has profound consequences. Times, Sunday Times The decisions are difficult and could have profound consequences. Times, Sunday Times About 7,000 years ago, humans began exchanging small, gleaming metal discs for food and clothing - a leap of faith that had profound consequences. Times, Sunday Times He added: sometimes profound consequences flowing participating in shows. The Sun A shortage of touch has profound consequences for the developing brain. Times, Sunday Times But now take a step back and think of the psychological consequences. Times, Sunday Times The long-term psychological consequences for adults whose plight was not realised earlier are severe. Times, Sunday Times It was the psychological consequences on team morale. The Sun Besides the health implications, being overweight has negative psychological consequences. Times, Sunday Times Smoking, diet, obesity and lack of exercise are major influences on life expectancy; so are the more psychological consequences of fulfilment or frustration at home or in the workplace. Times, Sunday Times It was not possible, he said, to 'withdraw from such arrangements without serious consequences'. Times, Sunday Times Such an approach has serious consequences for the wellbeing of both our economy and our society. Times, Sunday Times There are, therefore, potentially very serious consequences for failing to comply with the terms of a mortgage. Times, Sunday Times When a pastor's own expectations are violated, even more serious consequences ensue: strained family life, joyless ministry, eventual burnout. Christianity Today Mistakes are as inevitable as the wrinkles of age and fill most ministries with hilarious anecdotes and serious consequences. Christianity Today But experts said that this was not a cause for major concern as the mutation had been seen before without severe consequences for people. Times, Sunday Times Since most perishable goods and coal were transported by rail, this had rather severe consequences. The Times Literary Supplement In the classroom they agonise over what they can and cannot say because getting it wrong has severe consequences. Times,Sunday Times That means she should have to face the full, severe consequences of them. The Sun A university spokesman said any students found to be involved in such activities would face severe consequences. Times, Sunday Times Written judgments during the course of these proceedings can form extremely significant facts and can have very significant consequences upon the relationship between the parties. Times, Sunday Times There would be significant consequences as a result of rejecting business with the company, he said. Times,Sunday Times Now the impact of it could have significant consequences for both sides going into the final games of the season. The Sun We are only beginning to understand their impact, but both have profoundly significant consequences for the future. Times, Sunday Times It conveys the horribly significant consequences of war on individual and social levels in a genre notorious for its heavy-handed disregard for collateral damage. Christianity Today Sensitivity to aesthetics and local context gave way to an ugly modernism, often with disastrous social consequences. Times,Sunday Times The organisation had wanted to cut far more offices to restore profitability, but ministers were concerned about the social consequences from large- scale closures. Times, Sunday Times They have social consequences and may ultimately be inflationary. Times, Sunday Times Labour's free-for-all will have huge social consequences for generations to come. The Sun However, there are likely to be serious social consequences to a shift away from home ownership at both a national and a personal level. Times, Sunday Times If you're going hard, you gotta suffer the consequence. Times, Sunday Times He leaves everyone else to suffer the consequence of his failure to make a responsible plan. Times,Sunday Times So the poor man spent the entire night suffering the consequences. The Sun He said that elderly people were suffering the consequences of an underpaid and overstretched workforce. Times, Sunday Times They provide a place of last resort for individuals with addiction and debt issues linked to these machines, and their families who suffer the consequences. Times, Sunday Times Later, she invites the fox to her bedroom, with terrible consequences (not what you think). Times, Sunday Times That bubble had terrible consequences when the banks collapsed under a cascade of bad debts and the global economy fell into a bitter recession. Times, Sunday Times Ash very quickly loses patience with counselling, with terrible consequences. Times, Sunday Times As interest rates were low, a credit bubble was fuelled - with terrible consequences. Times, Sunday Times This caused an expansion of cheap credit — with terrible consequences, as the banking system eventually collapsed under a cascade of bad debts. Times, Sunday Times The result had a tragic consequence. Times, Sunday Times Thus narrowed and blind-sided, freed from tragic consequence, the paradoxes of 1917 emerge even more unanswerable. The Times Literary Supplement Was it a calculated exit or a tragic consequence of poor health? The Sun This produces a tragic consequence and a crisis of trust among the five friends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tragic consequence of this war would cause the ruin and the decline of the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even if the ultimate consequences are worse for the perpetrator. Times, Sunday Times Projections of its ultimate consequences were alarmist. The Times Literary Supplement However, the ultimate consequences of these discoveries have yet to be identified. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I solemnly reiterate my decision to develop democracy and a state of law to their ultimate consequences... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unchecked (nature crime) not only ravages biodiversity, but the ultimate consequences can unravel entire ecosystems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfamiliarity with this basic copyright law principle can lead to unanticipated consequences. Christianity Today The financial crisis and recession are unanticipated consequences of interlocking policy errors and bad business practices. Times, Sunday Times There are also risks for the environment in terms of unanticipated consequences. Times, Sunday Times He says that his job has involved tracking and understanding the unanticipated consequences of the new connections between world politics and economics. Times, Sunday Times Housing the photo laboratory in the basement had a number of unanticipated consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are the unavoidable consequence of some higher malice, not just random and insignificant misfortunes. Times, Sunday Times Both erectile dysfunction and incontinence are often an unavoidable consequence of prostate surgery, which involves cutting nerves and tissue around the bladder. Times, Sunday Times The prevalence of diving had an unavoidable consequence: referees were less inclined to give fouls on what would previously have been taken as solid evidence. Times, Sunday Times Nevertheless, adhesions do occur and appear to be, to some degree, an almost unavoidable consequence of abdominal and pelvic surgery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The policy had 'begun to lead to other undesirable consequences such as the growth in the illicit trade'. Times, Sunday Times Their omission would have a number of undesirable consequences. Times, Sunday Times If somebody from the government would find out, it could generate undesirable consequences for the people involved. Globe and Mail Numerous studies have proved that being active virtually eliminates the undesirable consequences of extra pounds, especially in terms of heart health. Times, Sunday Times Simply cutting the budget will have unpredictable and often undesirable consequences. Times, Sunday Times But there's also been one unexpected consequence: it's stopped her biological clock from ticking. The Sun An unexpected consequence of the pastor's securities fraud was that he was also guilty of income tax invasion. Christianity Today The calamitous decline of the waste management industry over the past couple of years was an unexpected consequence of the economic slowdown. Times, Sunday Times I told several people about it, but this had an unexpected consequence. Christianity Today There was another unexpected consequence. Times, Sunday Times Another unforeseen consequence of a hare-brained green agenda, the critics will bay. Times, Sunday Times An unforeseen consequence of this was that he came to believe it and so could never understand why other people were not grasping what he was saying. Times, Sunday Times The higher house prices that force millenials into long years of renting have had an unforeseen consequence: a steep decline in pet ownership during the past five years. Times, Sunday Times Yet the determination of older people to live life to the full can have unforeseen consequences. Times, Sunday Times Alas, as the title suggests, his actions usually have terrible unforeseen consequences in the future. Times, Sunday Times This has had the unfortunate consequence of discouraging rigorous investigations into placebo treatments. Times, Sunday Times However, this enthusiasm has an unfortunate consequence. Times, Sunday Times But a lack of intellectual confidence in a leader can have the unfortunate consequence that she (or he) finds it impossible to accommodate first-class minds in her top team. Times, Sunday Times Loss of long-time artist friends was another unfortunate consequence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has the unfortunate consequence of causing two retaliatory strategies to continuously defect against one another resulting in a poor outcome for both players. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's an unintended consequence of well-meaning health policy. The Sun The reality of the gap between 'information-haves' and 'have-nots' has become an unintended consequence of the emerging cyberculture and will likely defy a simple solution. Christianity Today But that will not prevent the law of unintended consequence lurching into action. Times, Sunday Times To lose this sort of opportunity would be an unintended consequence of these short-sighted cost-saving measures. Times, Sunday Times But the unintended consequence would leave an easy route open for politicians to step up their control whenever the papers upset them. The Sun For him and many of his friends there were two paths and although one of them seemed desirable it often led to unpleasant consequences. Times,Sunday Times Regulation can have unpleasant consequences in the pharmaceuticals' world. Times, Sunday Times It can have unpleasant consequences: ground-down teeth can lead to gum and nerve damage, and a great deal of pain. Times, Sunday Times By definition, recessions bring very unpleasant consequences, particularly for the most vulnerable. Times, Sunday Times Confrontation must be avoided at all cost, since it would only lead to conflict, with its potential for unpleasant consequences. Christianity Today Overall, decrease in calcification rate means a change in the ecosystem structure, and probably its function too, with unpredictable consequences. Times, Sunday Times Globalisation has amplified the effects of the economic cycle, with unpredictable consequences, and this has come on top of other profound changes. Times, Sunday Times These changes would be passed on down the generations, with unpredictable consequences. Times, Sunday Times Of course, as always, there were unpredictable consequences too. Times,Sunday Times Such changes evidently have longterm, possibly unpredictable consequences, so detailed consultation would surely have been appropriate? 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