drastic impact

collocation in English

meaningsofdrasticandimpact

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drastic
adjective
uk
/ˈdræs.tɪk/us
/ˈdræs.tɪk/
(especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very ...
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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 ofdrasticandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This sensitivity analysis shows thedrasticimpactof indirect costs on the results of the cost-effectiveness analysis.
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The economic crisis has had adrasticimpacton global trade.
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That will have adrasticimpacton the amount that an authority must spend to raise a single extra pound to spend on services.
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If such catches continue, there will be adrasticimpacton stock.
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The oil had adrasticimpacton the littoral crab and on the mollusk fauna of the beaches which were contaminated.
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Thedrasticimpactof the hypermetabolic state on patient nutritional requirements is often understated or overlooked as well.
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The number of layers of a layering scheme and the way the layers are defined can have adrasticimpacton the protocols involved.
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Although 80% of the hunting in the reserve is done for personal consumption among the local people, this subsistence hunting has had an increasinglydrasticimpacton the wildlife populations.
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Oil spills have a moredrasticimpactin the late winter and early spring months, because large populations of overwintering birds are gathered near the shores.
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Indirectly, chronic alcohol consumption can have drastic impacts on ones frontal lobes.
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However, a small spill at a more sensitive season or environment may have more drastic impacts than a large spill in a less sensitive season or environment.
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