consequence

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, as amusing as this is on a certain level, it will have real-world consequences that could take decades to repair and cause millions of needless deaths.

From Salon

Iran's leaders will now be calculating how to ride out the war, how to survive and how to manage its consequences.

From BBC

Allowing Summers to commence a dignified retirement while continuing to hold honorifics risks signaling that there are ultimately few consequences at the very top in higher education.

From Salon

Many Iranians fear that a collapse of the talks could trigger catastrophic consequences.

From BBC

"The first shows us how the genome's 3D structure is carefully built at the start of life. The second shows us the disastrous consequences for human health if that structure is allowed to collapse."

From Science Daily