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  • n  a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    his decision had depressing consequences for business
  • n  the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
  • n  having important effects or influence
    decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
    that result is of no consequence
News & Articles

  • Ohlendorf pays dividends as Rockies beat Nationals
    DENVER -- The move came in January, an obscure off-season transaction of seemingly minimal consequence. Seeking pitching depth, the Washington Nationals signed veteran Ross Ohlendorf to a minor-league contract. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo knew him well, having been Arizona's scouting director when the Diamondbacks drafted Ohlendorf in 2004.
    June 13, 2013 - The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports
  • Nationals 5, Rockies 1
    DENVER -- The move came in January, an obscure off-season transaction of seemingly minimal consequence. Seeking pitching depth, the Washington signed veteran Ross Ohlendorf to a minor league contract. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo knew him well, having been Arizona's scouting director when the Diamondbacks drafted Ohlendorf in 2004.
    June 13, 2013 - The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports
  • Watch: Kanye Performs "New Slaves" A Cappella, Confirms "On Site" Features Daft Punk
    Kanye West held another listening session tonight, this time in Switzerland. As Consequence of Sound points out, he performed an a cappella rendition of "New Slaves". He also played a version of "On Site", which he confirmed Daft Punk worked on. The video starts with him saying, "I feel almost like Steve Jobs giving one of those addresses." After the NYT profile , that's at least two Steve Jobs ...
    June 13, 2013 - Pitchfork
Quotes

  • Mitt Romney in RealClearPolitics (blog)
    Referring to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Romney said, "They would retreat, declare defeat, and the consequence of that would be devastating."
  • Barack Obama in Seattle Times
    Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also on our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age,Obama said.
  • Bruce Gordon in Forbes
    He's crossed the line, he's violated our community,Gordon said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "He needs to face the consequence of that violation."

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