chain of causality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchainandcausality
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chain
noun
uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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causality
noun[U]
uk/kɔːˈzæl.ə.ti/us/kɑːˈzæl.ə.t̬i/
the principle that there is a cause for everything ...
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(Definition ofchainandcausalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But explanations of historical events can seldom reveal the fullchainofcausality.
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Beyond simple facts, historians should not forget the need to explain historical events and thechainofcausalitysurrounding them.
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However, doing so will establish the final link in achainofcausalitylinking biogeochemical cycling and trophic dynamics to particular aspects of genomic organization.
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Moreover, if mere vulnerability creates responsibility, nochainofcausalitybetween deeds and consequences is necessary anymore.
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But thechainofcausalityis probably the reverse of this.
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Same goes for nonconsensual pregnancy; the fetus in effect breaks thechainofcausality.
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This interdependency of perceptual processes is something that can be examined empirically, and, indeed, the studies reprinted in this book clearly evidence such achainofcausality.
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In my submission, that completes thechainofcausalityand relevance which brings the matter within the rules of order of this debate.
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Of course such chains of causality are perceived only in hindsight.
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Recurrences take place due to ascertainable circumstances and chains of causality.
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