desired impact

collocation in English

meaningsofdesiredandimpact

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desired
adjective
uk
/dɪˈzaɪəd/
us
/dɪˈzaɪrd/
that ...
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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 ofdesiredandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdesired impact

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Service-process outcomes are concerned with the desired impacts of service delivery.
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It must be noted that this measure would not have thedesiredimpactas long as difference between diesel and petrol prices is significant.
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The results provide a crude market level assessment of whether a substantial government investment designed to diffuse throughout an entire industry had itsdesiredimpacton clinical care.
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But the speech would not have had thedesiredimpacton the chosen audience - and hence on effective public discourse - had it been phrased in terms of public reason.
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An emphasis in schools on the illegality of drugs will not have thedesiredimpact.
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As the resolution says, not even the renewed targeted sanctions have had thedesiredimpact.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Some people have been satisfactorily prosecuted, but that is not having thedesiredimpact.
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It imposed a trade embargo, although that has not yet had thedesiredimpact.
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Each of the programmes is monitored on a regular basis to determine whether they are achieving thedesiredimpact.
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Thirdly, is it capable of making a difference and of achieving thedesiredimpact?
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What is thedesiredimpacton employment?
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However, this had less than thedesiredimpactas the number of cars on the road increased dramatically.
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Service-process outcomes are concerned with the desired impacts of service delivery.
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Smyth certainly had thedesiredimpactscoring 12 goals becoming top scorer for the season.
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