corrosive effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcorrosiveandeffect
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corrosive
adjective
uk/kəˈrəʊ.sɪv/us/kəˈroʊ.sɪv/
A corrosive substance causes damage by ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofcorrosiveandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The systematic disvaluing of the old or those with life-threatening illness might have acorrosiveeffect on social morality and community relations more generally.
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Such acorrosiveeffecton our sense of community79 should be avoided.
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As a result, the politics of affection is having acorrosiveeffecton formal politics and regime legitimacy.
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Second, it would have a long-runcorrosiveeffecton the concept of entitlements (219-221).
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We take low inflation for granted, but we forget thecorrosiveeffectof cumulatively high rates of inflation.
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He even went so far as to say that the relief from rates in certain specific industries would have a destructive and evencorrosiveeffect.
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Uncertainty has a mostcorrosiveeffectupon confidence.
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Thecorrosiveeffectwithin the system is immeasurable.
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Such laws have acorrosiveeffectand become a template for legislation in other areas of crime.
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Many of the ancient quack remedies were stuffed with lead components that had a disastrouscorrosiveeffect.
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The proceeds of crime have acorrosiveeffecton society and our economy.
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The sooner we face up to that fact, the sooner we can stop the deeplycorrosiveeffectthat illegality causes to our society.
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The answer is, because of thecorrosiveeffectthat fraud has on all our institutions.
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Worst of all is thecorrosiveeffectof persistent propaganda on young minds.
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There is acorrosiveeffecton the whole community of having a workless class disconnected from mainstream opportunities.
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A liberal approach to drugs has acorrosiveeffecton society.
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Thirdly, we should do something about the six-year rule, which has had acorrosiveeffect.
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I object to the secrecy, and to thecorrosiveeffectthat it has on public confidence in many of our most respected institutions.
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We have heard much talk about thecorrosiveeffectof fluoride on pipes.
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Itscorrosiveeffecton society and on legitimate business is difficult to quantify financially, but it undoubtedly has a huge impact.
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