potential significance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandsignificance
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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significance
noun[U]
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
importance:
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(Definition ofpotentialandsignificancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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While these findings may not be particularly surprising, their true merit resides in their validity andpotentialsignificance.
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Because of the novelty andpotentialsignificanceof this finding the published evidence will be examined in detail.
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Perhaps the most surprising feature is the failure to appreciate thepotentialsignificanceof the properties of toxoid.
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The networks are functionally identical, but the localist version haspotentialsignificancefor the psychology of music that the distributed version lacks.
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However, the results may be interpreted as indicating some important characteristics withpotentialsignificancefor susceptibility to lameness.
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Thepotentialsignificanceto persons of decisions to procreate were discussed above.
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Again, we sought to determine thepotentialsignificanceof parental commitment over and above more conventional measures of closeness to both parents.
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While some social scientists have recognized thepotentialsignificanceof such duration effects, others have argued that the determinants of divorce are essentially time invariant.
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The fact that waves are most pronounced near a caustic according to linear theory provides motivation for exploring thepotentialsignificanceof finite-amplitude effects.
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The first completed projects provide a picture of thepotentialsignificanceof investigative medicine for policy.
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The 'civic culture' literature also tended to understate thepotentialsignificanceof social conflict.
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Example empirical illustrations of human studies are then provided that highlight thepotentialsignificance of early experiences for behavioral/emotional development.
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Thepotentialsignificanceof this anomaly with respect to zonal marriage patterns and household composition is enormous, but not realistically pursuable on the bases of the data now available.
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As a life-long disorder, diabetes has thepotentialsignificanceto influence all aspects of life from health, well-being, life expectancy, through to lifestyle, relationships, work and income.
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As a check of thepotentialsignificanceof other environmental externalities, a simple calculation of the potential returns from carbon fixation is employed alongside to qualitative assessment of other externalities.
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Sunderland (1996) reviewed thepotentialsignificanceof secondary predation and scavenging.
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The visit was valuable both in identifying matters of common interest and in highlighting developments ofpotentialsignificancefor this country.
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However, monitoring will continue of all materials ofpotentialsignificancein terms of public health.
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That demonstrates itspotentialsignificanceto the industry.
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