unforeseen consequence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunforeseenandconsequence
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unforeseen
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.fəˈsiːn/us/ˌʌn.fɚˈsiːn/
not ...
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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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In both cases the death occurs as an indirect andunforeseenconsequenceof the son's actions.
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As is often the case, the amendment would have anunforeseenconsequence.
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That extension was anunforeseenconsequenceof the 1925 legislation.
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A law that we frequently pass in this place is the law of theunforeseenconsequence.
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The danger—theunforeseenconsequence—is that it might be more difficult for shareholders to scrutinise what company directors are doing.
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I am a great believer in the law of theunforeseenconsequence.
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Here we have the principle of theunforeseenconsequence.
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Unforeseenconsequenceor not, that must not be allowed to occur.
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In passing, we hope and trust that there will be nounforeseenconsequenceof the present boundary arrangements in the order.
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There is always the danger of the unpredicted outcome or theunforeseenconsequence.
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Was it yet another deliberate attack on pensioners, two out of three of whom are non-taxpayers, or was it yet anotherunforeseenconsequenceof an ill-considered and ill-thought-out policy?
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That might be anunforeseenconsequence.
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The proposal could have thatunforeseenconsequence.
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Anunforeseenconsequenceof their new-found intimacy was that they fell in love.
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The enhanced terms accompanying the drive for increased productivity were to have unforeseen consequences.
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In each case, authoritarian leaders attempted to use the state to reshape its relationship with the economy and society, mostly with unforeseen consequences.
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Ultimately, however, the structuring of the housing sphere by central government in the first half of the twentieth century had unforeseen consequences.
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Some of these meetings themselves held unforeseen consequences, too.
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The narrative efficacy of ironic stories requires that the unforeseen consequences they demonstrate be commensurate with the causes revealed in the narration as having set those consequences in train.
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First, it seems rather clear that the difference between foreseen and unforeseen consequences is morally significant-indeed, relevant to the question of moral permissibility-even in the case of state action.
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