adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an adverse impact formal (= a bad effect )
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The loss of forests has had an adverse impact on bird populations.
an adverse reaction formal (= a bad reaction )
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The patient died after having an adverse reaction to the drug.
an adverse/unfortunate consequence (= that affects your life, a situation etc badly )
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Divorce often has unfortunate consequences for children.
harmful/serious/adverse etc side effect
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a natural remedy with no harmful side effects
the adverse effects formal (= the bad effects )
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No one told them about the adverse effects of smoking marijuana.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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change
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Particular care is needed to identify any material adverse changes .
circumstances
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In species that forage inshore, clutches are usually larger but brood reduction may occur under adverse circumstances .
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Both of them now have to learn to take care of themselves, even in the most adverse circumstances .
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It is the domestic courage and creativity of the poor in the most adverse circumstances that is usually emphasized.
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One important feature of such factors is that they will tend to shape the person's capacity to cope with adverse circumstances .
comment
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The distinction between the intermediate and the aggravated offence has also given rise to adverse comment .
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They are likely to be fairly nosey - don't be put off by adverse comments !
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The cost of the book must provoke adverse comment .
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The campaign provoked great interest and virtually no adverse comment .
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It even raised adverse comments within the correspondence columns of Gay News itself.
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Most adverse comments concerned specific issues in the design and layout of the form, rather than its conceptual basis.
consequence
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Failure to persuade medical staff of the adverse consequences on patient care should be reported to the next level of management.
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Hospital stays for these patients could be safely limited to 24 to 48 hours with no apparent adverse consequences .
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Some of these cost very little, if anything, but all have been shown to ameliorate the adverse consequences of change.
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The tenant will, however, need to ensure that too wide a use will not have adverse consequences on rent review.
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Press and television reports on the adverse consequences of the centre's decision may lead to the decision being reconsidered.
criticism
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But, though they have never been overruled, they have attracted strong adverse criticism .
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We are ... concerned about the extent of the misplaced adverse criticism social workers have received from the media and elsewhere.
drug
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My physician has filed an adverse drug reaction report.
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Indeed, reducing adverse drug events should ultimately save hospitals money as well as spare patients misery, the researchers say.
effect
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In addition, other policies had an adverse effect on the major conurbations.
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In spite of the adverse effects , the benzodiazepines are relatively safe drugs.
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Their potentially adverse effects with particular reference to the diabetic will now be outlined.
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The rising concentration of industry and the possible adverse effects on monopoly power are viewed as the factors of paramount importance.
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The move follows a government-commissioned report, which warns that the taxes are having an adverse effect on industrial production.
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You wouldn't expect much speed out of it, but then you could confidentially run it over any terrain without adverse effect .
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Such treatments are generally thought to have few adverse effects and are often self administered.
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No drug related adverse effects were found during and after completion of the study.
event
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During follow-up, adverse events were looked for systematically at all scheduled and unscheduled visits.
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There were no adverse events during the studies.
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An independent data and safety monitoring board compared the frequency of all adverse events in the two groups during three biannual meetings.
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For adverse events , incidence rates were calculated and expressed in 100 person-time at risk.
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Log-rank test for clinical adverse events and Fisher's exact test for laboratory adverse events.
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We investigated whether this drug was comparable to standard first-line monotherapy in efficacy and incidence of adverse events .
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The primary outcome was time to withdrawal because of lack of efficacy or adverse events .
health
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There were no adverse health effects resulting from the exposure.
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The authors of the study wrote that the majority of epidemiological studies have found little adverse health effects of implants.
impact
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In the early 1980s, there was another severe drought cycle but the adverse impact was less.
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Some supporters said Starr should reconsider his decision because of its likely adverse impact on cooperating witnesses.
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The importance of early recognition of Crohn's disease before it has such an adverse impact on linear growth is highlighted.
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It did, however, have a violent, adverse impact on their votes.
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The distractions from the running of the business and the adverse impact on profit performance.
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They lose credibility quickly with a resultant adverse impact on employee performance and profit.
interference
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For theft there must be adverse interference or usurpation.
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In Morris the Lords held that there was no appropriation without an adverse interference with or usurpation of the owner's rights.
possession
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This then is the context within which statutory rules and cases on adverse possession must be seen.
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But Leonard Koerner, counsel for the city, said adverse possession does not apply in this case.
publicity
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And there's one thing that Great-gran can't stand and that's adverse publicity in any way.
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Remember that, Andrew, adverse publicity in any way.
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It needs to ride out the storms of adverse publicity .
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To obtain an eviction order through the courts could mean a lengthy legal process, possibly entailing adverse publicity .
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Overall coverage and publicity of the day was excellent, with very little adverse publicity.
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The directors, however, could argue that to do so would expose the company to adverse publicity .
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The consequent adverse publicity was widely held to be damaging to the Labour cause.
reaction
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The challenge was stopped and the patients were examined, when any adverse reaction was noted.
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He eventually received a stack of complaints about adverse reactions , including cramps, nausea, heart palpitations, and severe diarrhea.
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By May 1982 another thousand adverse reactions may have been reported.
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The second is not to use the medication with those who are at risk for a serious adverse reaction .
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Other adverse reactions due to systemic absorption, such as hypoglycaemia, rash, and acute renal failure, are rare.
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Appler also said some reports of adverse reactions to Ma huang are unsubstantiated.
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More effective surveillance should also be encouraged in tropical countries, both to monitor efficacy and to document adverse reactions .
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Spokesmen said they have gotten few, if any, reports of adverse reactions from consumers who used their products properly.
selection
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The danger, Mr Peabody says, is that a process of adverse selection is under way.
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This phenomenon also arises in the field of insurance where it is known as adverse selection .
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However, we saw that problems of adverse selection and moral hazard would inhibit the organization of private insurance markets.
side
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The only instant adverse side effect is a desperate thirst, stiff aching muscles and a loss of appetite.
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Marijuana is said to relieve some of the adverse side effects of those diseases.
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The formalization of decision-making could have adverse side effects.
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This is particularly acute with the development of new drugs, as adverse side effects may not be foreseeable.
weather
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Moreover, surveyors are sometimes pressurised by the subcontractor to overpay, particularly when output has been restricted during adverse weather conditions.
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Attendance 118 despite very adverse weather conditions.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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adverse publicity
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Climate change is likely to have adverse impacts on human health.
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In spite of adverse public opinion, the plan to privatize the railways continued.
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Planes are being kept on the ground because of the adverse weather.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Appler also said some reports of adverse reactions to Ma huang are unsubstantiated.
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However, both have weathered storms before and are used to surviving in adverse times.
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Instead, the number of adverse outcomes is plotted against the total number of cases on a graph.
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Many observers suggest that this transfer has had mainly adverse effects on the population concerned.
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Other people can also help by noting the more subtle effects, both beneficial and adverse , of treatment.
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The Labour Government was haunted constantly by economic difficulties, largely caused by an adverse balance of payments.