possible ramifications

collocation in English

meaningsofpossibleandramification

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possible
adjective
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/ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/us
/ˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
able to be done or achieved, or able ...
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ramification
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˌræm.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz/us
/ˌræm.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃənz/
the possible results of ...
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Obviously, one cannot think of everypossibleramification.
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He is charged with the responsibility of preserving law and order, and he must consider everypossibleramificationof a change in the law.
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Using causal maps, new information can be propagated to determine possible ramifications.
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To summarize, then, the focus of this study was on possible ramifications of different problem behaviors for academic grades of highincome, suburban adolescents, compared to low-income, urban youth.
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There are a good many possible ramifications in this question.
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They have not considered the possible ramifications and consequences of an idea.
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They raised questions about resources and the possible ramifications.
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There are many possible ramifications, of which you will be aware after you have considered the matter.
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Only when the councils work through that process will it be possible for them to assess the extent of surplus property and possible ramifications for the property market.
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It almost seems to me as though they might even encourage blacklegging in a trade dispute; the possible ramifications of a trade dispute are very great indeed.
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The location of industry is a subject of the widest possible ramifications, and one which should not be controlled, examined, and dealt with by such a method as this.
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Scorn has also been poured on the theory that only 12 additional staff will be required to oversee all the possible ramifications and to rule accordingly.
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This approach starts with observing a structural peculiarity in a language and goes on to examine its possible ramifications for thought and behavior.
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This invention has a phenomenal variety of possible ramifications and potential future developments.
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An individual or a coven uses these guidelines to consider beforehand what the possible ramifications may be of any working.
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Due to his popularity at the time under the mask, he couldn't justify the possible ramifications of his identity being exposed.
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There was immense and, what some described as, sensational, media coverage about these tapes, their content, and possible ramifications.
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Its possible ramifications are mind-bogglingly immense.
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