"In many of these situations," she said, "displacement is not merely a consequence of conflict, but its very objective.
Is the unequal distribution of food in rich and poor countries, for instance, merely a consequence of geography, with rich countries having more fertile lands?
Thus, nearly every abstraction layer has failed to incorporate time into its semantics; the passage of time is merely a consequence of the implementation.
Further research is needed, however, to confirm whether the lack of neurons is a direct cause of autism, or is merely a consequence of it.
Chronic adolescent, but not adult, cannabinoid-induced oscillation suppression suggests that attenuated network synchrony is not merely a consequence of repeated cannabinoid exposure, but reflects a unique sensitivity of the adolescent brain to modification by cannabinoids.
"Our work therefore takes a step towards answering the question of whether the observed north-south linguistic divide in the USA is merely a consequence of population distribution and geography," conclude the team.
Critics argue that amyloid buildup is merely a consequence of the disease, or just one factor.
Moreover, we take the existence of legal obligations to be a reason for imposing sanctions, not merely a consequence of it.
Our results suggest that the development of HIV BNAbs is not merely a consequence of a general breakdown in tolerance, but rather a more intricate expansion of selective autoreactive B cells and antibodies.
The challenging question whether hyperchloremia has a causal role or is merely a consequence of certain conditions remains an issue that cannot be fully elucidated using our study design.
I hope that the crisis in the U.S. auto industry provides the first chance to address a big challenge, rather than ignore it and battle over an issue that is merely a consequence of a much larger problem.
