While most proponents of the whole-brain approach insist that such practical advantages are merely fortunate consequences of the biological facts about death, one might regard these advantages as part of the justification for a standard whose defense requires more than appeals to biology (see subsection 4.2 below).
However, not all businesses are so fortunate, and the consequence is that it will be the employees of those companies who most likely suffer, in some form of fashion.
Here Mr Hollande's refusal to countenance any form of spending cut has had one fortunate short-term consequence: he wisely wants to recast the euro zone's "fiscal compact" so that it not only constrains government deficits and public debt, but also promotes growth.
It's an expression of a deeply cynical vision of our country, in which everyone is out for themselves, the suffering of the least fortunate is of no consequence to the most fortunate, and the American dream is off-limits to those who have lost their footing in a devastating economy.
It is a perverse consequence of our fortunate condition that the question of our happiness, or lack of it, presses unhappily hard on us.
As he confronts the consequences, John Walsh might feel fortunate that he is a senator, not an academic or a college freshman or a blogger.
As he confronts the consequences, Senator Walsh might feel fortunate that he is a senator, not an academic or a college freshman or a blogger.
His paintings are few and as a consequence jealously guarded by those collections fortunate enough to have them.
Some children will fail with tragic consequences, others, if we are more fortunate, with literary ones, finding humor and meaning in stories of suffering.
