adverse consequence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadverseandconsequence
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adverse
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæd.vɜːs/us/ædˈvɝːs/
having a negative or harmful effect ...
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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 ofadverseandconsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The policy nexus has as an additionaladverseconsequence: the concentration of impoverished populations with few investment resources on marginal lands, at tropical forest frontiers and on erodible hillsides.
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The provisions of subsection (1) ensure that the public is protected against any possibleadverseconsequenceof a union being unincorporated.
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It is essential that you should be fully aware of this potentialadverseconsequenceof your actions.
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I understand that juries were dispensed with for a number of years during both world wars, without anyadverseconsequencefor the public interest.
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I do not believe for a second that our amendment would have theadverseconsequencethat he suggests.
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Then one has to think of what sort ofadverseconsequence—how big anadverseconsequence?
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Do they consider that to be theadverseconsequenceor do they view the problem more widely?
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There is a furtheradverseconsequence.
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Many local authorities are seeking, through integrated transport packages, to combine measures in that way so that mobility is maintained but theadverseconsequenceof that mobility is reduced.
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The £50,000 lifetime limit would have had the mostadverseconsequenceon providers of savings vehicles, and we are delighted that, at least on the face of it, that has disappeared.
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When people say that they must make a decision involving risk, they often mean that the decision involves the possibility of anadverseconsequence.
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor alleviates adverse consequences of embryo culture on fetal growth trajectory and placental morphogenesis.
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The links between lone motherhood and depression are likely to have adverse consequences.
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These proposals were rejected on the ground that such publicity might have theadverseconsequenceof giving members a public forum at which to further their own agendas.
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Includes impaired judgement or dysfunctional behaviour, which may lead to disability or have adverse consequences for interpersonal relationships.
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Local adaptation of varieties and community-based seed supply systems would cease to exist, with adverse consequences for biodiversity on farmers' fields.
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Problems can arise where a single species becomes the sole focus for management, which can have adverse consequences for the rest of the ecosystem.
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However, this potent, nonspecific immunosuppression has four major adverse consequences for the patient.
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Adverse consequences are most common and severe in women of reproductive age and young children.
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When this occurs, the resident should not suffer any adverse consequences.
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