be a consequence

Example Sentences

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Sickness was thought to be a consequence of the immune system kicking into action.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

The backing away is clearly part of the design, even of the work’s view of life’s ups and downs, but may also be a consequence of the integration.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

The complexity of creativity makes it even more incredible that such ability can be a consequence of neurodegeneration.

From Scientific American • May 26, 2023

"I think there could be more signposting, more obvious ways of showing that there will be a consequence for the perpetrator and that you're going to be protected and safe," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022

Human happiness is admitted to be a consequence of these rules; but happiness is not a sufficient end in itself; morality is also an end in itself.

From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander