consequence
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Cox initially had a three strike rule for customers, but Sony alleged the company watered down its consequences for infringers to just a stern warning over time.
But as with Iraq, the war may produce unintended consequences.
Sarah Gunther, Angela Shellis's sister, told Roberts: "I hope in time you can come to understand the full consequences of your actions, and the pain and devastation they have caused to so many people."
From BBC
At the same time, however, it is not yet too late to keep the economic consequences in check, they say.
As the latest Gulf war intensifies and its economic consequences grow, two things seem clear.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
