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Or, if not caused by us, certainly made worse.
Most obviously, it hastened, if not caused, the end of the international gold standard.
Deafness, if not caused by middle-ear disease, suggests damage to the cochlear portion of the nerve.
The wave of scandal was made possible, if not caused, by a political climate in which corporate insiders got pretty much whatever they wanted.
In the first edition of my book, I had speculated that a toxic alkaloid in the seeds had significantly contributed to, if not caused, his death.
Some people believe its use by NATO in Bosnia and Kosovo has contributed to, if not caused, the cancer deaths of up to 30 former Balkan peacekeepers.
Shortly before he died, Mr. Armstrong told reporters and friends that his myriad problems — financial, marital and personal — were aggravated, if not caused, by the show.
As I reported in the magazine last year, the greater Bay Area is in the throes of an acute housing crisis, exacerbated, if not caused, by forces attending tech's wild ascent.
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