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The new Windrush commissioner has warned of the danger of "unintended consequences" from tougher UK asylum laws.

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The only way you could end these discussions is to make a decision objective, but we should be wary of unintended consequences.

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But such measures often trigger unintended consequences - from thriving black markets and deaths from illicit brews, to enforcement challenges that drain state resources.

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Sequencing showed that the edits were highly targeted to the mutated NRF2 gene, with very few unintended modifications elsewhere in the genome.

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In their broad sweep, self-defense rules and practices also have had unintended consequences for families seeking justice for lost loved ones.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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