And that competition is a direct consequence of the fact that everyone now has a freedom to write for a national audience.

FORBES: The Hamster Wheel

They were not, with the consequence that the market is now vulnerable to the interventions of about 15 large shareholders, a mixture of individuals, banks and big companies.

ECONOMIST: Turkish shares

Cynics suspect that this may be less a consequence of its concern for family values than of initial fears, fading now, that online betting would cannibalise the offline business.

ECONOMIST: Online gambling

The more serious consequence of going public is that Barclays is now committed to a sale even though it has found only one potential buyer.

ECONOMIST: Barclays and NatWest

The most important consequence of the ministerial decisions is that our vision is now much further forward than it was before.

BBC: Ariane rocket ready to do battle

Now, American soldiers are taught "Consequence Management, " a military term that describes a simple idea.

NPR: Shift in Tactics Seen as Vital to U.S. Victory in Iraq

Because we were about to go through the worst recession since the Great Depression, as a consequence of some of the same policies that Governor Romney is now promoting.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

British Conservative MEP Julie Girling said "the ball is now in the court of member states" and said that revisions to the directive were a "consequence of failure".

BBC: WEEE Directive revisions

Now, let me dispel this notion that somehow we were focused on that, and so, as a consequence, not focused on the economy.

WHITEHOUSE: "White House to Main Street" Town Hall: Elyria, OH

But now, thanks to a recent Opinion of the California Court of Appeals, we know that there is another serious consequence for those who participate in fraudulent transfers: Punitive damages.

FORBES: Fraudulent Transfer Leads To Punitive Damages Award In California