Defeat and failure cause humility.

挫折与失败使人谦卑。

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The cause of the crash was given as engine failure.

撞车事故的原因被认定是发动机故障。

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Pilot error, to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident.

飞行员的失误，即没有遵守操作程序，是事故的原因。

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Foxglove can cause heart failure.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki already warned lawmakers,Saturday, that a failure to approve the electoral law would cause the government to "lose its legitimacy" and thrust the country back into an atmosphere of chaos and violence.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The cost of one sensor may be minuscule, but the damage that the failure can cause on an assembly line can be huge.

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Since Rice's approach to reaching just such an accord has been to apply unrelenting pressure on Israel, it is fairly clear that she will blame Israel for the conference's preordained failure and cause a further deterioration in US-Israeli relations.

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The world banking system is inherently fragile because the failure of one bank leads to contagion that can cause the failure of other banks and of the system itself.

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