Even supposing that the alleged cause constitutes the right sort of condition of the outcome (e.g. a necessary condition), responsibility cannot extend indefinitely.
Thus, the polyhedral hypothesis (see Section 3 below) he postulated for the first time in his MC represents a kind of "formal cause" constituting the foundational structure of the universe.
When PCR was performed on culture negative isolates the N. meningitidis became the second leading cause constituting 23% of the cases [ 2].
Access block and the ED overcrowding it causes, constitute the greatest threat to quality emergency care, being associated with increased risk of errors, delayed time-critical care, increased morbidity and excess deaths [ 7, 10, 11, 31, 36- 40].
It is an interesting philosophical debate, beyond the scope of the present paper, to consider whether unknown-but-deterministic causes constitute "chance," how this may or may not differ from "true stochasticity," and how the answer should affect the conduct of dose-response analysis.
There is a considerable problem of determining which of these myriad causes constitutes the conditions of correctness, rather than occasions of mistaken usage.
In our study, indirect causes constituted more than 40% of deaths, with severe anemia as the major cause.
As we grow older, the sufficient causes that constitute the various causes of death are step by step completed.
"If the judge had ruled that there was no probable cause to constitute a crime, we would have dropped the charges.
As they reveal their reasons for enlisting -- youthfully romantic notions of loyalty to God and country, the thrill of heroic martyrdom, the sense that fighting for a cause can constitute rebellion from a stifling past -- these Irish boys feel painfully familiar.
