direct impact
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandimpact
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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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 ofdirectandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such an understanding will have adirectimpacton better design of prostheses and on the active control aspects of bipedal robots.
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One interpretation of these findings is that foster care itself may have adirectimpacton the long-term increase in behavior problems.
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Early in its development, evidence suggests, the parent - child relationship does have adirectimpact on the competence of the child, independent of genetic influences.
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Thus, the present study provided no evidence that early neglect has long-term,directimpacton basal cortisol levels.
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Still, the peaty soils were rarely affected anddirectimpactof fires was visible in soil pits up to 2 cm depth.
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This had adirectimpacton the peace movement, which wanted to exploit those very consequences for the cause of disarmament.
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First, hopelessness in medically ill patients has been found to have adirectimpacton health status.
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In addition, legal problems arise when migration controls - which have adirectimpacton asylum seekers' situation - are exercised by incompetent authorities.
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Thus, thedirectimpactof the two trematode species on their cockle hosts has cascading effects extending to the entire intertidal community.
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When not actually submerged, the soils of the littoral zone are unprotected from extremes of climate, including thedirectimpactof sunshine and rainfall.
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On the other hand, lower-middle and lower classes should prefer an expansionist monetary policy, since unemployment has adirectimpacton these lower economic classes.
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In this way, education and public outreach has adirectimpacton the growing field of astrobiology.
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This suggests that these indicators have adirectimpacton confidence in government, holding performance and other conditions constant.
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This has adirectimpacton popular understandings of social problems.
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The above analysis indicates that the perceived performance of the political system has slightdirectimpacton threat perceptions.
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These have had a clear anddirectimpacton budgets, and the savings identified were in line with the predictions made by the hospital.
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As a result, there has been adirectimpacton staffing levels on the treatment units.
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As discussed below, this opportunity has adirectimpacton this agency's portfolio.
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Additionally, changes on the engineering level usually have adirectimpacton the manufacturing documentation.
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