9 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn] ~ (on) (from sth) result from sth; happen as a consequence 由某事物引起; 随之发生: Inevitably, a quarrel followed between the two sides. 双方随后不可避免地争吵起来.
We saw this happen in Japan in the 1990s, where they did not act boldly and swiftly enough, and asaconsequence they suffered what was called the "lost decade" where essentially for the entire '90s they did not see any significant economic growth.
They haven't come together and done their jobs, and so asaconsequence, we've got these automatic, brutal spending cuts that are poised to happen next Friday.