Sentence examples for the future consequence from inspiring English sources

But contemplate the future consequence of inaction and shudder: Syria mired in carnage between the brutality of Assad and various affiliates of al-Qaeda, a breeding ground of extremism infinitely more dangerous than Afghanistan in the 1990s; Egypt in chaos, with the West, however unfairly, looking as if it is giving succour to those who would turn it into a Sunni version of Iran.

Kahneman's research (based on surveys and experiments) showed that his subjects were incapable of analyzing complex decision situations when the future consequences were uncertain.

In doing so, he "cooled" the part of his mind that was gasping for nicotine and "warmed up" the calculating bit by making the future consequences of smoking – the stench, the disease – a part of his immediate visceral experience.

Significant changes in brain anatomy and activity are still taking place during young adulthood, especially in prefrontal regions that are important for planning ahead, anticipating the future consequences of one's decisions, controlling impulses, and comparing risk and reward.

A. One argument we have made is that if, under the law, someone who did something and couldn't foresee the consequences is not viewed as completely responsible, then adolescents as a class might be less responsible than adults because they do not think through the future consequences of their actions as reliably as adults do.

"Brexit continues to be the word of the day, with the markets somewhat caught between the future consequences of Britain's separation from the EU and the lack of discernible impact in the past few months," said Connor Campbell, analyst at the financial spread betting firm Spreadex.

In the real world, said Dr. Laurence Steinberg, director of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, "there is good reason to believe that children of this age have difficulty envisioning the future consequences of actions -- as most parents of children up to the age of 11 will tell you".

The play's denouement, typical of Racine's practice, projects the imagination of the spectators beyond the present action to the future consequences of the acts portrayed onstage and leaves the spectators uneasy about the ethnic cleansing that they know will occur during the Trojan War.

I agree with Professor Folbre that the best quantitative estimate of marginal tax rates would account for the future consequences of working in the present, but writing in 2013 I am not willing to follow Professors Feldstein and Samwick and assume that Social Security rules will remain unchanged for the remaining lifetimes of today's workers.

The British Chambers of Commerce criticised both Labour and the Conservatives, saying their housing policies took little account of "the future consequences for individuals, investors, or businesses".

Here Śāntideva focuses our attention on the future consequences that our actions can causally "stop" or "produce"; at least in this passage, he seems to be advocating consequentialism.