external cause

collocation in English

meaningsofexternalandcause

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external
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us
/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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cause
noun
uk
/kɔːz/us
/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofexternalandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And if there is anexternalcausefor the motion, then what in fact is the question?
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Thus, while anexternalcausemay force one to escape, noexternalcausecan cause one to see, for example.
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Secondly, in the case where the properties of the input objects and flows are identified as normal, there is noexternalcause.
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The first depression episode occurs more frequently in people who find themselves in psychosocially stressful situations, whereas subsequent episodes often occur without any knownexternalcause.
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Information on theexternalcauseof injury of patients admitted to hospitals is not collected centrally.
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But that anxiety is not due to anyexternalcause.
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As for young people who feel that they have suffered during an examination process from someexternalcause, it is open to them to write to the examining body.
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His view, that emotions must be detached fromexternalcausein order to master them, presages rational emotive therapy.
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Tinnitus, along with sudden onset hearing loss, may have no obviousexternalcause.
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Many diseases consist of a predisposition, considered an internal cause, combined with a precipitant, which would be considered anexternalcause.
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It was found that the violent action was due to an internal, organic one, rather than anexternalcause.
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The company is attributing the origin of the fire to anexternalcause, probably vandalism.
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Such explanations confirm the illusion that anger has a discreteexternalcause.
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Moods are basic psychological states that can occur as a reaction to an event or can surface for no apparentexternalcause.
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The only exceptions are when there is imminent danger from anexternalcause, such as becoming trapped in a burning building.
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Thus, contingency-in-itself is potential beingness that could eventually be actualized by anexternalcauseother than itself.
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However, theexternalcausefor our sensation is not a substance, but the order or structure of the external world.
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Theexternalcauseof color is a stimulus which excites the retina and separates its polarity.
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The more that we know about the effect (color as physiological fact), the more we can know "a priori" about itsexternalcause.
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