Sentence examples for consequences for being from inspiring English sources

"There are consequences for being a state sponsor of terrorism.

"Granted, it has been a while, but there are consequences for being violent in prison.

"Gay kids do suffer consequences for being gay, and having to deal with social attitudes that are not accepting of them," he said.

Of course I understand why Dolezal's performance of blackness offends many people who have suffered and continue to suffer negative consequences for being visibly African American – consequences that are arguably even worse than being publicly humiliated (and by one's parents) for "passing" as black.

But the harsh fact to digest this week is that Saddam Hussein has not complied with Resolution 1441, the sombre "final opportunity" offered in November by the Security Council before, it said, he would face "serious consequences" for being in breach of umpteen previous sombre resolutions telling him to give up, and stop seeking, weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Re "No More A's for Good Behavior" (Week in Review, Nov. 28), about schools that are giving grades for mastery of the material, separate from assessments of whether students are well behaved and hard-working: What kinds of lessons are we teaching children if we tell them it's O.K. to ignore deadlines and that there are no real consequences for being disruptive or unprepared?

But there is no accountability; there is no consequence for being wrong.

Nor do we consider how high the consequences are for being over-prepared… Think about that for a second: there's a consequence for being over-prepared.

The problem is that there is little consequence for being an irresponsible dog owner.

But the consequences for students are being ignored.

Again, the consequences for cost effectiveness are unpredictable.