One possible consequence is excessive growth of the baby, increasing risk of premature birth and other complications.

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Speaking in practical terms, do you think that is a possible consequence should things go wrong or go badly in the future.

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Another possible malign consequence of closeness to big business would be a significant increase in industrial policy.

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The Great Recession is the big event and these wild cards are possible because they will be a consequence of the biggest economic Snafu since WWII.

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In addition, a recent effort is under way to make use of the many PCIe-based interfaces that are developing as a consequence of the high speed data transfers that are possible using flash memory and future non-volatile memory devices.

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Economic expansion and development is the happy consequence of people participating in an extensive market division labor made possible by the accumulation of capital that is wisely invested and directed by entrepreneurs.

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