The largest volcanoes might cause short-term climate change profound enough to reduce agricultural production precipitously in many places at once.
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But strikes by BA's cabin crew could cause short-term damage to the airline's traffic figures and longer-term damage to its reputation at a time when airlines are feeling particularly sensitive.
Study leader Professor Richard Grundy, professor of paediatric neurooncology at the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, the University of Nottingham, explained that radiotherapy in young brains could cause short-term memory loss and reduced IQ.
The 48-game schedule is filled with back-to-backs, which leave no time to practice, or short turnarounds that cause coaches to hold optional skates instead of full practices to make sure their players are rested.
The news isn't expected to be great and it could cause some short-term indigestion if profits don't top expectations.
The automaker says that the driver door could be corroded by liquids, cause a short circuit and power door locks and window switches could malfunction.
The International Capital Market Association, a trade group for securities-market participants, estimated in a report last month that the tax would cause the short-term repo market to contract by 66%.
Growing GDP will be extremely difficult because high debt levels require onerous spending cuts, which, in the short term, can cause a contraction in the private sector and a decrease in total output.
While effective, it can cause severe short-term memory loss.
The International Capital Market Association, a lobby group, has warned that the tax would cause the short-term repo market in Europe to contract by at least two-thirds, with serious consequences for other financial markets and the real economy.
The FAA announcement comes on the same day the National Transportation Safety Board told reporters it had identified the exact battery cell that first short-circuited on a plane in Boston in early January, but still had not determined the root cause of the electrical short.
But the potential for short selling bans to actually cause more problems than they solve is not one that should be ignored.
Peter Blake, the council's head of integrated transport, said that the upgrade will cause some "short-term disruption" as each entrance will be closed separately for a period of the work.
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Ms Hersman said they were now following up two lines of inquiry - the actual cause of the short circuit, and why the certification process failed to pick up the defect in the battery's design.
In short, they are both a cause and a consequence of behavior.
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Most people who get hepatitis B have it for a short time, though it can cause a long-term infection that can damage the liver.
But Angela Craig, a solicitor who works in Haddington, East Lothian, said any savings may be short term because the closures will cause different problems when people have to travel further afield.
The plan also falls short in its treatment of the root cause of the crisis: housing.
The fact that he is coming up a little short among young voters is a great cause for concern.
The recent increase in government borrowing may not be cause to panic in the short term so long as private-sector demand is weak.
This can cause the most damage for short-term traders, as a market can look pretty positive from the hourly or daily charts, but quite negative based on weekly or monthly data.
Drinking several litres over a relatively short period of time could be enough to cause water intoxication.
Sending money to a charitable cause is certainly fine for offering short-term assistance.
James Steel, analyst, HSBC, said if the Fed postpones any policy action until September it could cause gold to weaken in a short-term move.
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Additionally, he expresses little cause for concern regarding the massive short put position at the September 9.0 strike because shares would need to erode 25% by expiration for the contracts to land in-the-money.
In short, it is hard to find an exact cause for the rebound in home prices.
Liquidity may cause financial markets to rise in the short term, but I remain concerned about the long-term risks.
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In short order, the ensuing lack of electricity would cause a devastating ripple effect on our telecommunications, sanitation and water, transportation, food and health care sectors and the Internet.
Yes, the US economic recovery is mediocre, but the US economy is still growing and there is almost no chance, short of some unforeseen economic disaster, that could cause the US to slip back into a double-dip recession.
Yet such short-term successes apart, the economy gives little cause for celebration.
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