This is the sixth cause, proximate and remote, of the appearance of a mighty earthquake.

这是第六的原因，近因和远因，是大地震的出现。

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This is the fourth cause, proximate and remote, of the appearance of a mighty earthquake.

这是第四个原因，近因和远因，是大地震的出现。

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This chain of reasoning, though, provides only what workers in the field call a proximate cause.

然而，这一连串的推理只是提辨了该领域的研究人员所说的最有可能的一个原因。

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The lawsuit filed against the NFL by over 1, 400 retired players citing their injuries from concussions are a proximate threat to the league.

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While evolution and food safety can't entirely account for the increased interest in smoke, the grilling industry credits the extended economic downturn as a proximate cause for its popularity.

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Thus lacking both the way and the will to wage the war that Kim Jong-Il allegedly fears, is seems highly unlikely that this country poses a proximate mortal threat to North Korea.

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