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cause 1. a. a ground for legal action; matter giving rise to a lawsuit b. the lawsuit itself 2. (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any of four requirements for a thing's coming to be, namely material (material cause), its nature (formal cause), an agent (efficient cause), and a purpose (final cause) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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at the University of New South Wales suggests that motherhood is not a direct cause of socioeconomic disadvantage among teenage women, but is instead an outcome of their existing life circumstances. And while it's not a direct cause of diabetes, metabolic syndrome is a strong predictor of the disease. When problems arise, pinpointing the direct cause can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. |
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