undesirable consequence

collocation in English

meaningsofundesirableandconsequence

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undesirable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəl/us
/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪr.ə.bəl/
not wanted, approved of, ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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(Definition ofundesirableandconsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a natural way to circumvent thisundesirableconsequence.
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That would be anundesirableconsequence, because these places provide a useful service to some people, provided that it is done discreetly.
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That seems to me to be anundesirableconsequence.
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Its incorporation would have theundesirableconsequenceof bringing the judiciary into the political arena, which could threaten their reputation for impartiality.
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The secondundesirableconsequenceof this amendment is that it would make these committees responsible for promoting legal and advice services.
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That, obviously, would have been anundesirableconsequence, but it would not have meant a catastrophe.
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It would have theundesirableconsequenceof encouraging a multiplicity of actions to no useful purpose, except to the pockets of lawyers.
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The overriding fact is that such acts involve a gross betrayal of trust, which has theundesirableconsequenceof bringing great mistrust upon the innocent.
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This has theundesirableconsequencethat the deposit gives rise to a registrable charge.
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The secondundesirableconsequenceof the amendment is that it would make the committees responsible for securing legal aid and advice services.
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Passing the burden on to taxpayers would have an equallyundesirableconsequence.
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I should regard this as anundesirableconsequence.
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The absence of a paragraph to that effect will have theundesirableconsequenceof falsely raising a tenant's hopes.
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That would be anundesirableconsequencethat we are anxious to avoid.
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But the words would also have anundesirableconsequence.
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Furthermore, it might allow a 15-year-old to escape any liability for engaging in predatory activity with a younger child, which would clearly be anundesirableconsequence.
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I said that an unforeseen andundesirableconsequenceof using this sort of power was that it would hamper them, and that the ordinary moral and disciplinary conditions should apply.
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If the number of cases listed is increased beyond a certain critical level, the experience is that fewer cases come to be settled, which is the mostundesirableconsequence.
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It will also have theundesirableconsequenceof requiring the private contractor, once it has won a contract, to approach the board and agree a scheme.
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