But safety investigators have not determined which event occurred first, or whether they were the cause or the effect of the incident.

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Aren't economists always concerned, in one way or another, with cause and effect?

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Foods are not exotic chemicals that will kill you or cause some other nasty side effect if you take a slight overdose.

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It is not the same in cause, effect, scope, or scale.

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There be or may not be some cause and effect between the legislation and investor attitudes.

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Any delays or cancellations at JFK cause a "domino effect" at the airline's other airports.

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But companies still face several legal and practical challenges to implementing the policy, according to Johnson, unless it is a case of massive fraud or gross negligence, where it is easier to establish a cause-effect relationship.

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