dramatic consequence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdramaticandconsequence
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dramatic
adjective
uk/drəˈmæt.ɪk/us/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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That is the mostdramaticconsequenceof what is happening.
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There is anotherdramaticconsequencethat we shall see very shortly.
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We feel that this is adramaticconsequenceof the climate change taking place and that the social and economic system must provide some sort of response to this.
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In model 1 situation this had dramatic consequences.
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Grazing induces both subtle and gross alterations to rough grassland, but it is the former that have dramatic consequences for lobelia recruitment.
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This has dramatic consequences as far as the rational subdimension groups are concerned.
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These design alternatives can have dramatic consequences for efficiency both in processing and in grammar building.
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Serious dramatic consequences flow from these omissions.
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In a simple nuclear family, the loss of the spouse could have dramatic consequences on the surviving partner who found him/herself alone in taking care of children.
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We all know the importance and the dramatic consequences of this type of injury.
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Nonetheless, we need to consider increasing this amount, since the failure of a large number of small enterprises would have dramatic consequences for many individuals.
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Basically, that is a huge change, which has had dramatic consequences.
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But the point is that if the population of the world doubles, dramatic consequences follow.
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That has dramatic consequences for the people concerned.
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It is unacceptable because tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease that should not lead to such dramatic consequences.
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This systematic blocking of reforms, in particular tax reform and land ownership reform, has had dramatic consequences.
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The establishment of a free trade area would have dramatic consequences for working people in the region.
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At no time is reference made to the dramatic consequences for the populations of these factory closures, restructurings and social plans accompanying the concentrations.
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My plea generally is that we should recognise that the way in which we modernise our constitution will have dramatic consequences.
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Discharges from offshore oil platforms, the amount of produced water and other effects of industrial development around coasts can have dramatic consequences.
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