Word: by-product
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...transplanted into human eyes. Because sharks rarely develop tumors, their immune systems are being studied for anticancer agents. In addition, by preying on sick and injured fish, sharks "help keep the ocean healthy," says Manire. Some biologists believe the rise in stingrays off the Florida panhandle may be a by-product of the shark's decline. Thus an ocean without sharks might be a safer place for humans, but it might not be a very nice place to swim...
...pointless to second-guess Bush for not taking the other path. It is even more futile to wonder how the Middle East might look after an allied victory. Unintended consequences are a by-product of any action. The only certainty is that nothing could be worse than for Saddam to prevail. The possibility of other bad actors filling a postwar power vacuum will simply have to be met later on a case-by-case basis, or perhaps through the eventual convocation of a peace conference that would address both the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the region's massive overarmament...
...business mail." But to most people the deluge of material that descends on them each year is just plain junk mail, a typically American sobriquet that recognizes its vast and disorderly variety, its cheeky aggressiveness and its easy ability to raise hackles. Whatever its name, it is an extraordinary by-product of democratic civilization. Catalogs, catalogs, catalogs. Political flyers. Charitable solicitations. Environmental entreaties (on recycled paper, naturally). Sweepstakes packets. Magazine subscription offers. Investment brochures. Anything-of-the-month promotions. Coupons. Shopping guides. Freebie newspapers. Gewgaw samples...
Recognizing that cross casting changes the audience's perception of the performance is an interesting by-product of gender and racial role swapping. Director Jenny Gibbs offers last spring's all-female production of As You Like it as a prime example...
...holds out little hope for an alternative that he seems to agree would be preferable -- the rise of a multinational superstate. Mearsheimer believes the European Community, like the Long Peace itself, has been a benign by-product of the cold war. He expects the process of integration to slow down, even go into reverse as the Continent lapses into the anarchy of every nation for itself...