Sentence examples for repercussions rather than from inspiring English sources

It's also more likely the case that someone overdosing, or behaving in an extreme way, on crystal meth will face criminal justice repercussions rather than healthcare, he explained.

"Clearly this was a major incident which could have had serious repercussions and rather than the attempt to sweep it under the carpet there should be a full Health and Safety Executive investigation into the structural failure that caused this tunnel collapse to ensure that lessons are learnt and it doesn't happen again," RMT leader Bob Crow said.

Their elements and repercussions come to seem stockpiled rather than layered.

Many companies' decisions about share repurchases are handled mainly by management rather than boards — with repercussions for capital allocation.

One need look no further than Mercedes's story for an example of the lifelong repercussions of exposing children to neglect rather than removing them from the home.

Yet after weeks of legal wrangling the former president was indicted on March 31st.Even then people assumed that the government would allow Mr Musharraf to slip off back into exile rather than risk the repercussions of his conviction and possible death sentence.

But if the cake vanished without anyone ever knowing it existed, it's more a matter of having to live with what this tells you about your own greedy nature, rather than fearing any repercussions.

Others offer guidelines rather than mandates, with no repercussions for schools that don't comply.

Wedded to their cars, the Continent's motorists have long been the target of governments that seek revenues by cranking up levies on gasoline rather than confront the political repercussions of higher sales and income taxes.

"The idea of being cosmopolitan is romanticized, and if not enough attention is given to incorporating local context in an embedded, serious way rather than as an afterthought, the repercussions will be serious," he said.

Hillary's foreign policy mindset of brute force (rather than smart diplomacy) had negative repercussions for U.S. national security as well as the humanitarian situation in Syria.