When hotels close it causes a serious loss, not only in terms of room sales, but also in terms of jobs and tax revenues.

The person, who causes the downfall of a noble woman... who causes loss to his friend...who despite of his superiority is ignorant; is called a fallen man.

There's is no immediate danger of large revenue loss for traditional retailers or state tax authorities. Online retail sales this year (1998) are expected to top $2.3 billion - a mere snowflake in the overall blizzard of retail activity.

The actual operating loss narrowed by 6 billion yen because of a sales gain, signaling an improvement in operating conditions.

It's not that being underweight causes disease, but that these chronic diseases can cause weight loss, ... It's called reverse causation.

Recall that the United Nations commissioned Arab scholars and analysts to publish the Arab Human Development Report. What causes the backwardness, the scholars wondered, of 22 Arab states, covering nearly 300 million people? Their conclusion? Of all world regions, the Arab countries scored the lowest in freedom, media independence, civil liberties, political process and political rights.