dramatic impact

collocation in English

meaningsofdramaticandimpact

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dramatic
adjective
uk
/drəˈmæt.ɪk/
us
/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
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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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Figures 1 and 2 demonstrate that this structure has adramaticimpacton the frequency of "said".
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Table 2 also illustrates thedramaticimpactof disability on physical activity.
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The introduction of ivermectin has had adramaticimpactparticularly on the prevention of morbidity due to onchocerciasis.
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The immediatedramaticimpactbeing clear, what requires justification is the critical need to consider it a cross-reference at all.
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In all three elections, the threshold had a significant albeit not adramaticimpact.
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Yet, in practice, the decision had adramaticimpacton the recovery process.
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It has already been noted that our narrative accounts describe the plague as having had adramaticimpacton both urban and rural populations.
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So the distribution of socioeconomic goods also has adramaticimpacton the health and well-being of a population.
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Thedramaticimpactof a president who feeds his soldiers displays how passion nurtures politics.
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Potential breakthroughs in the human genome project and the legal definition of life will have adramaticimpacton the duration of payout streams.
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In our study, adramaticimpactwas observed when a new order form designed for tumor marker use was implemented.
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This seemingly s small difference generally has adramaticimpact.
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It is in the realm of news and popular culture that global communications have made the mostdramaticimpact.
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Increased mechanisation had adramaticimpacton labour demand.
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This also shows that even with a powerful problem-solving tool, the way the problem is stated can have adramaticimpacton performance.
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The choices made for these components havedramaticimpacton performance.
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Rather, a proper use of preferences may have adramaticimpacteven on the efficiency of solving these problems.
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The most far-reaching initiative was the incorporation of new technologies, caustic soda and synthetic dyes, which had adramaticimpacton the dyeing industry.
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The costs of war, inflation and deflation all haddramaticimpacton the situation of the governors general after 1914 and, one would think, on their policies.
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Third, the contemporary revolution in communication technology has had adramaticimpactin the arena of popular culture.
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