Poor maintenance causes machinery failures during peak production.

The investigation identified several causes of the failure.

I stayed home 'cause it was raining so hard.

Engineers traced the malfunction to several by-causes, each of which compounded the primary defect.

The investigator identified a by-cause that contributed to the machinery failure.

The board may terminate the contract for cause if the supplier repeatedly fails to meet safety standards.

After the audit revealed falsified records, the company terminated the accountant with cause.

Philosophers debated whether every causeful could be traced back to a first mover.

Researchers debated whether the observed causativity in the experiment reflected true causal mechanisms or merely correlated factors.

His careless handling of the chemicals was causeing a small but persistent leak in the lab's ventilation system.