Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.

合并一事直接导致二百人失去了工作。

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This undesirable result would be a direct consequence of differences among species.

这种不合意的结果将是物种间区别的一个直接后果。

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"In fact,the most direct consequence of releasing them, I believe,would be to further inflame anti-American opinion and to put our troops in greater danger,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

The charges now being made are themselves a direct consequence of Mr Duncan Smith's poor leadership.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Mr Geffen's material success, Mr King implies, is the direct consequence of his extreme unpleasantness.

ECONOMIST: Hollywood memoirs

Whether or not Obama meant to send this message, this is a direct consequence of his visit.

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