powerful signal

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandsignal

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsignal.
powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
See more atpowerful
signal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or ...
See more atsignal

(Definition ofpowerfulandsignalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpowerful signal

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
That will send apowerfulsignalto discourage other dictators from using violence against their peoples; failure in this case will have the opposite effect.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is particularly because he has sent out apowerfulsignalthat crime is not to be allowed to pay.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, legislation can send apowerfulsignalto victims and potential victims, to perpetrators and potential perpetrators.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That sends out apowerfulsignalto people that they should participate in the planning process.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Legislation would be at minimum apowerfulsignalof disapproval towards the worst current practice.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Otherwise, do we not risk sending a furtherpowerfulsignalto that country that we are a soft touch?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
An independent commissioner for older people would send apowerfulsignalthat the dignity and rights of older people matter and will be upheld.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that it probably sent quite apowerfulsignal.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A favourable decision would have given apowerfulsignalof political intent, for which we have waited too long.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That will be apowerfulsignal—overdue, but formidable in its effect on national and international confidence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It will give apowerfulsignalto the research community that we can carry out our business and have the legislation in place on time.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It would also send apowerfulsignalto those who have not signed the convention.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Most significantly, cutting our output of global greenhouse gases and developing benign forms of energy would be apowerfulsignalto the developing world.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Reducing the punishment for the first offence sends apowerfulsignal, but dealing effectively with first offences will mean that there will be no subsequent offences.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
When it does though, it usually results in apowerfulsignal.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Feeding the output of the sense coil to an amplifier produced a much morepowerfulsignalthat could be used for long-distance navigation.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In the summer of 1976, a mysterious and seemingly verypowerfulsignalbegan infiltrating radio receivers around the globe.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In consequence, it could offer fast and powerful signals that are almost impossible to intercept.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thepowerfulsignalprocessing methods found in the neural systems and brains of humans and other animals are flexible, environmentally adaptable, and take place rapidly and seemingly without effort.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Secondly, the ability to usepowerfulsignalprocessing algorithms allows the use of very low signal levels which permits the use of photonic imaging rather than label detection.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofpowerful
Go to the definition ofsignal
See other collocations withsignal