undesirable result

collocation in English

meaningsofundesirableandresult

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undesirable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəl/us
/ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪr.ə.bəl/
not wanted, approved of, ...
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result
noun
uk
/rɪˈzʌlt/us
/rɪˈzʌlt/
something that happens or exists because of ...
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(Definition ofundesirableandresultfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think this is a mostundesirableresultof the shortage of newsprint.
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It is said that if this process is allowed it will produce complexity of administration, and that that is in itself anundesirableresult.
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Theundesirableresultwould be that some matters would be dealt with in two statutes which would be open to conflicting interpretations.
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I am afraid that this generous provision may go too far to encourage thatundesirableresult.
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That is anundesirableresult, which, however, avoids a worse one.
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But if any further splitting up of farms leads to that mostundesirableresultit will be a great misfortune.
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If one system turns out to create a distorted andundesirableresult, our successors would have to look at it again.
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It seems to me that that is a veryundesirableresult.
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This seems to me to be a case where the tax structure is designed to produce the mostundesirableresult.
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This is anundesirableresultof the lack of available information and has a direct bearing on the points of order.
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I suggest that this could lead to theundesirableresultof the commission being prevented from working beneficially with other bodies.
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There is really only one certain way of avoiding that highlyundesirableresult, which is to adopt some form of proportional representation.
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This was certainly not foreseen by anybody, and seems to be anundesirableresult.
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This is an unfortunate andundesirableresult.
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That would be a veryundesirableresult.
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So one would get anundesirableresult.
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Thirdly, will it damage that interesting phenomenon which we now describe as the social contract and by implication unleash more inflation, which is commonly thought to be anundesirableresult?
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That would have theundesirableresultof significantly delaying the length of time that it would take to produce conclusive maps, and therefore for the right to commence.
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That would be anundesirableresult.
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