serious repercussion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofseriousandrepercussion
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serious
adjective
uk/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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repercussion
noun[C usually plural]
uk/ˌriː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/us/ˌriː.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/
the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a ...
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(Definition ofseriousandrepercussionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In what follows, we focus upon one kind ofseriousrepercussion, namely, liability to legal action.
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This curtailment is having, or will have, a veryseriousrepercussionon the country's business life.
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That has aseriousrepercussionthroughout the whole of the administration of the law.
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You cannot put out of office 169 local educational authorities and say that this is not bound to have aseriousrepercussionon the whole structure of local government.
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Picking the ' wrong ' side could entail serious repercussions and it was not always possible to guess how events would turn out.
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These changes have serious repercussions on the extension system, which has been totally dismantled in some countries.
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For instance, the management's move to regulate absenteeism had on some occasions serious repercussions.
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These different roots of witchcraft violence had serious repercussions on conflict resolution, as will be demonstrated below.
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The rest seemed fit and to have suffered no serious repercussions.
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This has serious repercussions on the amount of training required.
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These considerations have serious repercussions for the epistemic status of science.
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Mistakes of language understanding in these fields have serious repercussions.
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This urgency has more serious repercussions for those interested in the analysis of computer data as a way of finding a balance between subjective and nonsubjective aspects of analysis.
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Overtime, piecework, injuries and strikes all had serious repercussions for the lives of the 'real' family.
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There were to be serious repercussions.
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This is a penalty with powerful effects, which could have serious repercussions in a society where internet access is essential for social inclusion.
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The distinction that has been made between sensitive and non-sensitive items may in itself have serious repercussions.
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However, the threat exists and should it be used it could have serious repercussions on water consumers, local authorities and so on.
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That would result in serious repercussions on an area that is highly dependent on livestock.
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But there are serious repercussions, and one would like to give a lot more consideration to this matter before one accepted it as desirable.
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