Inevitability
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あれだけ無理な経営を続けていたのだから、あの会社が倒産したのは起こるべくして起こった事態だと言える。
ENGiven how recklessly they ran the business, one can say the company's bankruptcy was an outcome that was bound to happen.
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長い年月を経て、彼らは出会うべくして出会った運命の相手だったのかもしれない。
ENAfter all those years, perhaps they were destined partners who were bound to meet.
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長年の過労が積み重なった末の病だ。これは起こるべくして起こった悲劇にほかならない。
ENIt's an illness that came from years of accumulated overwork — nothing other than a tragedy that was bound to happen.
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十分な検証を怠ったプロジェクトが失敗したのは、失敗すべくして失敗したというより他ない。
ENA project that skimped on proper verification failing — there's no way to describe it but as a failure that was bound to fail.
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綿密に準備を重ねてきた彼が優勝したのは、勝つべくして勝ったと評すべきだろう。
ENHis victory, after such meticulous preparation, should be judged a win that was bound to be won.
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これだけ長時間にわたって不誠実な対応を続けられれば、顧客が怒って当然だ。
ENSubjected to such insincere treatment for so long, it's only natural the customers are angry.
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彼ほどの実力があれば、抜擢されて当然だと社内の誰もが認めている。
ENWith ability like his, everyone in the company agrees it's only natural he was singled out for promotion.
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あんな無責任な発言をしたのだから、批判を浴びて当然だろう。
ENAfter making such an irresponsible remark, he deserves the criticism he's getting.
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十年もの間、家族を顧みずに働いてきたのだから、退職後に孤独を感じて当然かもしれない。
ENHaving worked for a full decade without ever attending to his family, perhaps it's only natural he feels lonely after retirement.
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これほど画期的な技術なのだから、世界中から注目を集めて当然といえる。
ENBeing such a groundbreaking technology, it's only natural that it draws attention from around the world.
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言うまでもないことだが、この契約書には双方の署名が不可欠である。
ENIt goes without saying that this contract requires the signatures of both parties.
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そんな些細な確認のために、わざわざ社長に報告するまでもないだろう。
ENFor such a trivial confirmation, there's surely no need to go to the trouble of reporting to the president.
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結果は火を見るより明らかで、改めて調査するまでもない。
ENThe outcome is plainer than day; there's no need to investigate anew.
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彼の実力は周知の事実であり、今さら証明してみせるまでもない。
ENHis ability is common knowledge; there's no need to prove it now.
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これほど明白な誤りであれば、専門家に問い合わせるまでもなく修正できる。
ENAn error this obvious can be corrected without even needing to consult an expert.
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突然の解雇通告を受けた社員たちの動揺は、想像に難くない。
ENIt is not hard to imagine the turmoil felt by the employees who received sudden notice of dismissal.
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被災地の人々がどれほどの苦難を強いられたかは、察するに難くない。
ENIt is not hard to surmise how much hardship the people of the disaster-stricken area were forced to endure.
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あの状況で彼が沈黙を選んだ理由は、推察するに難くない。
ENThe reason he chose silence in that situation is not hard to infer.
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長年連れ添った伴侶を失った彼の悲嘆は、想像に難くないものがある。
ENThere is something in the grief of a man who has lost the spouse of many years that is not hard to imagine.
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この作品の圧倒的な筆致は、読む者の心を揺さぶらずにはおかない。
ENThe overwhelming style of this work cannot fail to shake the heart of anyone who reads it.
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政界を揺るがすこの疑惑は、徹底的な追及を招かずにはおかないだろう。
ENThis scandal, which shakes the political world, is bound to invite a thorough reckoning.
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彼女の情熱的な演説は、聴衆を感動させずにはおかなかった。
ENHer impassioned speech could not fail to move the audience.
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度重なる不祥事は、経営陣の責任問題に発展させずにはおかない。
ENThe repeated scandals are bound to escalate into a question of the management's accountability.
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その衝撃的な結末は、観客に深い余韻を残さずにはおかない。
ENThat shocking ending cannot fail to leave a deep lingering impression on the audience.
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資金繰りの悪化により、同社は主力事業からの撤退を余儀なくされた。
ENOwing to a worsening cash flow, the company was forced to withdraw from its core business.
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記録的な豪雨で、多くの住民が避難生活を余儀なくされている。
ENDue to record-breaking torrential rain, many residents have been forced into life as evacuees.
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世界的な半導体不足を受け、工場は減産を余儀なくされた。
ENIn the face of a global semiconductor shortage, the factory was forced to cut production.
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感染拡大に伴い、数々のイベントが中止を余儀なくされた。
ENAs the infection spread, numerous events were forced to be cancelled.
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予期せぬ交渉決裂により、計画の全面的な見直しを余儀なくされた。
ENOwing to the unexpected breakdown of negotiations, we were forced into a complete overhaul of the plan.
This theme teaches N1 expressions of inevitability and natural consequence — the advanced grammar used in news, business, academic and literary Japanese to convey that an outcome was bound to happen, entirely warranted, or unavoidable. Patterns like 起こるべくして起こった事態 (an outcome that was bound to occur) and 顧客が怒って当然だ (it's only natural the customers are angry) frame results as logically inescapable, while 撤退を余儀なくされた (was forced to withdraw) and 心を揺さぶらずにはおかない (cannot fail to move the heart) carry a formal, often literary weight. Use these when writing or speaking in an educated, formal register about consequences that could not have been otherwise.