Causes

Examples

• But these were secondary contributory causes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We can, however, see in a general manner that various causes might have interfered with the development of a long neck or proboscis. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The force of the water causes rotation of the turbine and of the shaft which is rigidly fastened to it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• These qualities, then, are, properly speaking, the causes of our vanity, by means of their relation to ourselves. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Explosions have occurred, however, in cases where it is extremely doubtful whether gas has been present in dangerous quantity, and attention has been drawn to the possible causes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Is this a time--are these causes for weeping? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• For though there appear no manner of connexion betwixt motion or thought, the case is the same with all other causes and effects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• When current is made, the relay attracts an armature, which thereby closes a circuit in a local battery and thus causes a click of the sounder. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• If it be analogous, we may hope to explain its causes from analogy, and trace it up to more general principles. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The necessary connexion betwixt causes and effects is the foundation of our inference from one to the other. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• By experiment it has been found that the addition to the bleaching solution of an acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice or sulphuric acid, causes the liberation of the chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The spasm causes the muscles of the jaw to contract very quickly and as soon as they are contracted, they let the jaw fall again of its own weight. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The onward flow of inventions may be interrupted, if not materially stayed, by the cessation of some of the causes and incentives which now give them life. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• As this causes a loud repetition of the original signals, it will be seen that relaying is an economic method of extending a telegraph circuit beyond the natural limits of its battery power. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• A certain degree of poverty produces contempt; but a degree beyond causes compassion and good-will. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• This causes a sound of very great power, which the trumpet collects and compresses, and the blast goes out as a sort of sound beam in the direction required. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And what numberless and powerful causes tend to destroy these rare natures! Plato. The Republic.
• These principles I allow to be neither the infallible nor the sole causes of an union among ideas. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The water which flows on the earth is constantly changing its form; the heat of the sun causes it to evaporate, or to become vapor, and to mingle with the atmosphere. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The action of the sun on their skin causes small parts of the second layer of skin to give out a yellow or yellowish brown substance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• We are only sensible of its causes or effects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Uke causes still produce like effects; in the same manner as in the mutual action of the elements and powers of nature. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Many will exclaim that these several causes are amply sufficient to neutralise the power of natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Heat, in general, causes substances to expand or become less dense. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Two different causes contribute to recommend them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Its idea is related to that of self, the object of the passion: The sensation it causes resembles the sensation of the passion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• But study of cases of success and failure and minute and extensive comparison, helps to seize upon causes. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Many different causes contributed to relax the discipline of the Roman armies. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The wind strikes the sails, and causes rotation; and the stronger the wind blows, the faster will the wheel rotate. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Light falling in a slanting direction is partly reflected and partly enters the stone; that part which enters is refracted or bent and causes the internal brilliancy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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