potential implication
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandimplication
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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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 ofpotentialandimplicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This work should contribute to the better understanding of the evolution of organic matter in the extraterrestrial environments and theirpotentialimplicationin exobiology.
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A keypotentialimplicationis that the isolated characteristics of designers may be insufficient to formulate conclusions about the nature and effects of their behavior.
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This result has an interestingpotentialimplicationfrom the designers' point of view.
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Onepotentialimplicationof these data, however, is that parents and teachers may not always be aware of psychological distress that is experienced by bullied children.
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Apotentialimplicationis that the isolated characteristics of features appear to be insufficient to formulate conclusions about the nature and distinctions of visual styles during designing.
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It made me look at thepotentialimplicationof temptresses rather more carefully thereafter.
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One of the issues that must now be addressed is thepotentialimplicationof what has happened to the environment and the ecology in the middle east.
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The fourth, implication, points to the generative mechanism as helping a designer project potential implications of design moves.
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He acknowledges this problem in his conclusion without speculating on the potential implications of his well-suppor ted thesis.
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These results and their potential implications support the need for carefully monitoring the diffusion process of coated stents and their actual impact on clinical practice.
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Targeting matrilysin and its impact on tumor growth in vivo: the potential implications in breast cancer therapy.
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Recorded delirium in a national sample of elderly inpatients: potential implications for recognition.
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The potential implications of this fact on mating disruption are unknown and remain to be investigated.
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A number of insights can be drawn regarding the potential implications of future climate change.
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There are several potential implications of such developmental increases in heritability for prevention.
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The potential implications of other suggested reforms for electoral salience could be assessed in the same way.
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This finding has not been adequately explained, but has potential implications for bar design.
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