30 families are suffering 'cause they're out of work.
Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease. [+ of]
Cause, in its distinctive sense, refers to a situation, event, or agent that produces an effect or result [carelessness is often a cause of accident]; reason implies the mental activity of a rational being in explaining or justifying some act or thought [she had a reason for laughing]; a motive is an impulse, emotion, or desire that leads to action [the motive for a crime]; an antecedent is an event or thing that is the predecessor of, and is responsible for, a later event or thing [war always has its antecedents]; a determinant is a cause that helps to determine the character of an effect or result [ambition was a determinant in his success]
Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems. [VERB noun]
Only a few people can find any cause for celebration. [+ for]
Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.
She had good cause to shout like that
The Communist cause
They fought for the miners' cause
The cause of public health
Drinking was the cause of his downfall
Cause for complaint
“[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. […]”
