intended effect

collocation in English

meaningsofintendedandeffect

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intended
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ɪnˈten.dɪd/us
/ɪnˈten.dɪd/
the person that you are going ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofintendedandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintended effect

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This step in the argument is useful only to see that the lamp will have theintendedeffectin the room.
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In our understanding, the term refers to processes that prepare the system to reach a particular goal, that is, to produce anintendedeffect.
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They are elaborated in terms of theintendedeffecton the text reader.
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Unfortunately, this constraint does not have theintendedeffect.
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Without the callee's par ticipation and ratification, invited guessing cannot achieve itsintendedeffect.
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However, performing an action in order to produce anintendedeffectpresupposes advance knowledge about the respective action-effect relationship.
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Theintendedeffectis to focus attention on the cactus, and its sound, and not the performer.
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In turn, one must determine whether a reactive coping response had itsintendedeffect.
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In some quarters the ridicule had itsintendedeffect.
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Thus, current laws outlawing the sale of tobacco products to minors will not have theirintendedeffectif they can be easily circumvented.
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Theintendedeffectis illustrated in (126).
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Reports of early electoral tides did not necessarily have to be accurate to have theirintendedeffect.
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Labelling must therefore be perfect and not have the opposite of theintendedeffect.
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I believe that they are counter-productive and that they do not and will not have theintendedeffect.
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That is theintendedeffectof the amendment.
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It has had theintendedeffectof enabling this matter to be discussed.
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Therefore, if the amendment were to be accepted, the status quo would be restored and theintendedeffectof the clause would be completely undermined.
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Will he look with care for instances where government policy may inadvertently not achieve theintendedeffect?
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The clause will not have anything like itsintendedeffect.
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