immediate impact

collocation in English

meaningsofimmediateandimpact

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immediate
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/
us
/ɪˈmiː.di.ət/
happening or done without delay or very soon after ...
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impact
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk
/ˈɪm.pækt/
us
/ˈɪm.pækt/
the force or action of one object ...
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(Definition ofimmediateandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimmediate impact

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Theimmediateimpactwas the curbing of imports (especially oil), with a contracting effect on the economy.
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Electronic communication, in its world-shrinking form, is associated with images andimmediateimpact rather than with imaginative reflection and exploration.
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But precisely because of theirimmediateimpact, visual images need to be carefully contextualized.
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Therefore, theimmediateimpactof this research to the development of ultra-precision industrial robot is obvious.
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However, theimmediateimpactof the reform was sadly diluted by the manner in which the current members were appointed.
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Though theimmediateimpactwas devastating, the regional economy seemed to have recovered rapidly.
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Theimmediateimpactof intervention on the traditional irrigation system was a substantial decline in people's (resource users) participation in irrigation activities.
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Similarly, they are more likely to oppose reforms that have animmediateimpactthan measures that will only be felt in the distant future.
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As such, we present it as an example of research's potential forimmediateimpactupon education policy.
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The language commonly used to describe theimmediateimpactof such actions is highly informative.
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Although theimmediateimpactof the crisis of 1543 on evangelicalism was disastrous, in the central confrontation the reformers were victorious.
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The ordinance had animmediateimpactupon the control of labour.
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All the same, these laws and announcements did not have animmediateimpacton shared standards of conduct.
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The preliminary analysis had animmediateimpacton hypothesis generation, environmental health investigations, environmental specimen collection and initial control measures.
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On the other hand, additional traumas could conceivably have lessimmediateimpactsince they fail to conflict with the child's world beliefs.
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However, two other factors may have a moreimmediateimpact.
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The change had noimmediateimpacton communal tenure.
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Even the hostile traditionalists were to acknowledge hisimmediateimpact.
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