But the Fed's action was only a proximate cause.

不过，美联储的举措只是一个直接原因。

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Under a number of statutes, the felony must be a proximate cause of the death.

在很多法律规定下，该重罪必须是导致死亡的近因。

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This chain of reasoning, though, provides only what workers in the field call a proximate cause.

然而，这一连串的推理只是提辨了该领域的研究人员所说的最有可能的一个原因。

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While evolution and food safety can't entirely account for the increased interest in smoke, the grilling industry credits the extended economic downturn as a proximate cause for its popularity.

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Is there a proximate cause?

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In its settlement last year with the US Department of Justice of the criminal charges against it, BP admitted that negligence on the part of its employees -- along with other companies -- was a "proximate cause" of the accident.

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