Only time will tell how this will play out in short, medium and long term repercussions and damage; benefits and advantages.
"He has no regard for repercussions or collateral damage".
The Mayor of Kingston warns of "severe repercussions" and "collateral damage".
He predicted that there would be "severe repercussions" and "collateral damage" if Coke were arrested, and that this would "risk destroying everything the Government was trying to do on the economy and crime".
A wide spectrum of government officials, investors and religious groups are warning major retailers like Walmart, Benetton and Gap that they could face financial repercussions from consumers, damage to their stock value or sustained public protests if they do not adopt stricter garment manufacturing standards.
Before anyone panics and checks out the window for mutated monstrosities, it should be said right away that this isn't a nightmare scenario by any means: the tool can still be used in many ways safely, and the clinical repercussions of the damage are unexplored.
The situation at the Otto Bremer Foundation has the potential for even farther-reaching repercussions: It could damage the public's trust in foundations overall.
While being at the receiving end of backstabbing isn't good, and the repercussions may be damaging to you, you can usually mend the damage over time but harboring internal anger will damage you far more than the external consequences of backstabbing.
After 14 years of living through the brutality of terrorist acts, "collateral damage" and repercussions on all our societies, people are wising up to the fact that this ridiculous, monochrome notion of "us" v "them" is not going to fly.
A local journalist working with the Guardian was even shown his recent call history by an intelligence agent and was warned of repercussions if any stories "damaged the integrity of the country".
He warned of "very serious repercussions" if rebels destroyed or damaged the shrine of Sayida Zeinab, a site near Damascus that is a revered pilgrimage site for many Muslims, especially Shiites.
