positive implications
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpositiveandimplication
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positive
adjective
uk/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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implication
noun
uk/ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandimplicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpositive implications
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This might have had positive implications had the report not gone on to make several other dubious assumptions.
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Thus, the creation of a water market appears to have positive implications to equity among farmers.
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His enthusiasm and energy have in a very brief period already had positive implications for the journal.
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But there are positive implications, too.
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The consistent waveform shape and reduced recording time provided by sparse stimuli have positive implications for their clinical utility.
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Influence could manifest merely as a bias toward presenting the positive implications of screening, albeit with open and honest counseling.
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They have had no positive implications for the integration chances of older unemployed, people from ethnic minorities, and the less skilled.
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These behavioral outcomes have positive implications for the development of school readiness.
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She suggests that freer financial flows may have positive implications for democracy.
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However, if females still oviposit on low quality plants, then reduced feeding by larval stages reduces damage, which also has positive implications for pest management programmes.
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Thus, the reforms may have positive implications in terms of efficiency and social welfare, but the road to such gains neither follows from the policy goals, nor is it straightforward.
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Where are the positive implications, the beneficial impacts, to be considered?
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Globalisation has positive implications for economic growth and employment.
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Ratification of the convention would also have positive implications for other forms of arms control and non-proliferation agreements.
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They have negative as well as positive implications and repercussions that had not been anticipated.
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These different possibilities include the introduction of speed limiters in vehicles, which, apart from reducing emissions, may also have positive implications for road safety.
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He makes the point that relatively small changes on the margins have substantial positive implications for wildlife.
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