unexpected benefit

collocation in English

meaningsofunexpectedandbenefit

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unexpected
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
not ...
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benefit
noun
uk
/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/us
/ˈben.ə.fɪt/
a helpful or good effect, or something intended ...
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(Definition ofunexpectedandbenefitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Whatever happens at the end of the day the landlord will get thisunexpectedbenefit.
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The suspension of pay research, which was criticised widely by the civil servants, brought them anunexpectedbenefit.
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It might also have theunexpectedbenefitin some cases of securing the return of independent candidates who are currently being squeezed out by party politics.
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As anunexpectedbenefitof the double wheat season, the new breeds did not have problems with photoperiodism.
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However, this mistake produced anunexpectedbenefitfor the attackers by making the defenders erroneously believe this would be the main spot of future landings.
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Additionally, clinical trials are designed to test a narrow hypothesis and consequently usually do not reveal unexpected benefits (20).
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Interactions between oak tannins and parasite community structure: unexpected benefits of tannins to cynipid gall-wasps.
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Capturing the unexpected benefits of medical research.
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Unexpected benefits of the scheme have included participants gaining the confidence to return to full-time working.
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I will call these unexpected benefits of research "fringe benefits", to use a popular term borrowed from the businessman's vocabulary.
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I have received other information on the results of publication of this proposal which suggests that there will be many unexpected benefits from this programme in industrial applications.
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So a good system has ripple effects which show up as unexpected benefits.
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The topics discussed range from an essay on the unexpected benefits of old age to the finest place to site a dwelling and comments on the nature of conversation itself.
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