No matter: the election is fun.Is it also consequential?
"It would probably be less consequential if it were just France alone.
That is, an offender may feel more secure using a firearm under the cover of darkness, whereas the distinction is less consequential if throwing a punch.
Of course it would be more consequential if all the top lawmakers issued a joint statement supporting whatever action Mr. Obama decides to take.
As the Supreme Court has put it: "criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials". However, a CSI effect could be more consequential if it affects how criminal lawyers assess forensic evidence when they negotiate pleas or decide what evidence to present at trial.
The underlying issues, involving words like feces, may be uncomfortable to discuss, but are deeply consequential if not addressed.
Beginning with aquatic experiments, they have amassed considerable evidence of damage done to food chains by predator removal and have extended such studies to land: Predation may be as consequential, if not more so, than bottom-up forces.
In general, the study was limited by the small sample size, and this would have been more consequential if the molecular epidemiology had been more complex.
However, it would be even more consequential if the U.S. departure from the Paris agreement caused other countries to weaken their commitments or lower their ambitions.
Still, O'Brien felt fortunate to have a 2-0 record, knowing a victory against a prominent Pac-10 team that went to a bowl game last season could be consequential if Boston College's bowl game credentials are being examined later this season.
Brainteaser for the Web age: Which sites are consequential, if the score for site S is measured by which other sites link to S? It won't do to merely count the links; a link from a big news site matters much more than a link from a puny blog.
