disruptive effect

collocation in English

meaningsofdisruptiveandeffect

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disruptive
adjective
uk
/dɪsˈrʌp.tɪv/
us
/dɪsˈrʌp.t̬ɪv/
causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/
us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofdisruptiveandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This will have adisruptiveeffecton the purchasing power of workers and the functioning of the labor market.
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Here, itsdisruptiveeffectis readily acknowledged.
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The allegation, if true or if believed and acted upon, would have adisruptiveeffecton the police and reduce their effectiveness.
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Such a change would not secure any significant saving of electricity but would be likely to have adisruptiveeffecton many outdoor industries.
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We have allowed concentrations to take place which have had a sociallydisruptiveeffectin certain parts of the country.
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It would also have adisruptiveeffectin the international monetary system.
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In short, the trade in raw materials and commodities, as regulated today, has a highlydisruptiveeffectand requires a multilateral approach.
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Half of the 560 substances which are suspected of having an endocrinedisruptiveeffectare pesticides.
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A break in continuity will have serious consequences for the programme and certainly adisruptiveeffecton voluntary and professional workers.
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It certainly has a mostdisruptiveeffecton industry.
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We now face other problems, including the block exemption rules and thedisruptiveeffectof the dating of car number plates.
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Obviously, that threat had adisruptiveeffecton everybody concerned.
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A frivolous reference was made to thedisruptiveeffectof a state visit.
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It would, moreover, have adisruptiveeffecton the already delicate relations in the aviation sector.
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This has a highlydisruptiveeffectin the countries concerned.
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It had, and is having, a terribledisruptiveeffect, particularly on certain types of textile.
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Clause 2 on the closed shop can have only adisruptiveeffecton the trade union movement.
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That demonstrates thedisruptiveeffectof uncertainty and closures in rural primary education on my own son.
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It is too early to assess the effect on the military situation, but it has undoubtedly had a highlydisruptiveeffect.
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However, the clause has no suchdisruptiveeffect.
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