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The doctor says in a week; and I must hasten away to-night,—there's no saying what confusion my absence will occasion.

From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James

They should hang in a dry kitchen to season; fresh ones must not be added to those in part dried, or they will occasion a musty smell, but they should go through the same process.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Beware, if going down, of failing to count the pillars, for we are told that he who neglects this is sure to do something that will occasion his confinement in this dreadful dungeon.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

I shall soon deliver a speech in the Senate which will occasion a good deal of excitement.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward

The heat of summer, or a sudden change of weather, will occasion the same misfortune, if the barrels are not watched, and eased when they require it, by drawing the peg.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849