(from English vocabulary in use)
Cause
The rise in
prices sparked off a lot of
political protest. (often used for very strong, perhaps violent, reactions to
events)
The President’s
statement gave rise to/ provoked/ generated a lot of criticism. (slightly less strong than spark off)
The new law has brought about/ led to
great changes in education. (often used for political/social change)
This problem stems from the inflation of recent
years. (explaining the direct origins of events and states)
The court-case arose out of allegations made in a
newspaper. (the allegations started the court-case)
Reason for and purpose of doing things
Her reason for not going with us was that
she had no money.
I wonder what his motives were in sending that
letter. (purpose)
I wonder what prompted him to send that letter.
(reason/ cause)
She wrote to the
press with the aim of exposing the
scandal. (purpose)
I have invited
you here with a view to resolving
our differences. (sounds a bit more indirect than with the aim of)
He refused to
answer on the grounds that his
lawyer was not there. (reason)
The purpose of her visit was to inspect the equipment.
Results
He did no work. As a result/ As a consequence/ Consequently,
he failed his exams.
The result/ consequence of all these changes is that no one is happy any
more.
His remarks resulted in everyone getting angry.
The events had an outcome
that no one could have predicted. (result of a process or events, or of
meetings, discussions, etc.)
The upshot of all these problems was that we had to start
again. (less formal than outcome)
When the
election results were announced, chaos ensued.
(formal)
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