adverse impact
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadverseandimpact
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adverse
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæd.vɜːs/us/ædˈvɝːs/
having a negative or harmful effect ...
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impact
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk/ˈɪm.pækt/us/ˈɪm.pækt/
the force or action of one object ...
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(Definition ofadverseandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, the pricing issue is complex as increasing prices may reduce demand, and thus have anadverseimpacton the overall revenue position.
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Once controls for initial disability status of the elderly are added, older sons appear to lose some of theiradverseimpacton parental mortality.
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The inability of the poor country to commit to honor investment agreements has anadverseimpacton both.
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A number of studies have directly cited radiotherapy delays as having anadverseimpacton treatment outcomes.
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Alongside debates about whether they should work or not were questions about theadverseimpactof work on housewifery, child bearing and rearing.
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In the event ofadverseimpactbeing identified, then an alternative must be considered to offset or mitigate the identifiedadverseimpact.
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The first related to the definition of 'adverseimpact'.
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Research does show that some types of speech have significantadverseimpacton minors.
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The interaction between private water companies and their international parent can be difficult to regulate and may have anadverseimpacton competition.
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Villagers, too, were troubled as they believed that this would have the sameadverseimpactas previous schemes.
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Problems emerged on how this could be measured and what scale ofadverseimpactwas sufficient to trigger a policy response.
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The identification of potentialadverseimpactrests on the availability of appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative data to make that assessment.
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On the other hand, the volatility associated with the idiosyncratic exogenous productivity shocks has anadverseimpacton labor efficiency.
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This replicates the extensive prior evidence of theiradverseimpacton children's adjustment.
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As cane deteriorates rapidly after cutting, delays in delivery have anadverseimpacton the cane's sucrose content.
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However, these findings do confirm that falls are associated with a seriousadverseimpacton health in a reasonably high proportion of older people.
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In response to this the urban poor devised creative strategies to minimize theadverseimpactof water shortages.
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These results indicate that lack of competition is likely to have a much moreadverseimpacton growth in low-income countries.
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It had a directadverseimpacton the cost of living and an indirect one on the prices of other commodities.
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Franklin and his officers had based their calculations on such a drastic policy, which would have had anadverseimpacton men's health.
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