Passage 2
Once, when Japan faced pressure from abroad, it would either give in reluctantly or keep quiet and hope 【that the fuss would die down】. No longer, it seems. The Clinton administration strongly believes in exerting such pressure. Its pol

Passage 2
Once, when Japan faced pressure from abroad, it would either give in reluctantly or keep quiet and hope 【that the fuss would die down】. No longer, it seems. The Clinton administration strongly believes in exerting such pressure. Its policy is to open some Japanese markets by setting import targets-【an approach】 to trade policy that supporters call "results-oriented". This ugly term foreshadows uncertain 【consequences】. Far from capitulating to this new thrust of American trade policy, Japan is taking a stand that could lead to a trans-Pacific confrontation.
51.What is the meaning of "consequences"?

the results