I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a devastating effect/impact
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The recession has had a devastating impact on employment in this area.
a direct effect/impact
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Our organization’s work has a direct impact upon children’s lives in this country.
a dramatic effect/impact
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An accident can have a dramatic effect on your family’s finances.
a positive effect/impact
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Exercise has a positive effect on health.
assess the impact/extent/effectiveness etc of sth
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a report to assess the impact of advertising on children
cushion the blow/impact (of sth)
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generous leaving allowances to help cushion the blow of redundancy
exaggerate the impact (of sth) (= say the effect or influence of something is worse than it really is )
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We believe the Chancellor is exaggerating the impact these proposals will have.
far-reaching implications/impact/effects
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Tourism has had far-reaching effects on the island’s culture.
lessen the impact/effect/importance (of sth)
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The new project will lessen the effects of car pollution.
profound effect/influence/impact/consequence etc
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Tolstoy’s experiences of war had a profound effect on his work.
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The mother’s behaviour has a profound impact on the developing child.
soften the blow/impact
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The impact of the tax was softened by large tax-free allowances.
the effect/impact on the environment
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The building’s design will minimize its impact on the environment.
the environmental impact
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Don’t underestimate the environmental impact logging has on the rainforest.
the likely impact (= the likely effect or influence of something )
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What is the likely impact of the new factory on the local environment?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Parcels delivery is another area where pen computers could make a big impact .
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The Kelly factor is big , and Rodman also had a big impact on our walk-up.
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But the bigger impact on the Clinton legacy may be the judges that Mr Clinton himself was unable to appoint.
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The biggest local impact will be in Santa Clara County where 19 branches will close, affecting 137 employees.
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The biggest impact Bowie had on me was with his haircut.
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As a result, this group is likely to have its biggest impact ever in the 1996 election.
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He had had too big an impact on her.
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With careful pinpointing, manufacturers can have as big an impact with fewer coupons, he says.
direct
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For developing countries, volatility increased the direct impact on their domestic policies and plans.
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This had a direct impact on the problem-solving time which is now on average 8.5 times longer than in the 1980s.
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The direct impact of improving health in later life has been relatively recent.
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The railways not only made a direct physical impact on the landscape: their indirect effects were equally powerful and far-reaching.
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National systems of testing use light sampling methods and therefore the direct impact on the curriculum is unlikely to be large.
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It has a direct impact on our growth as persons, happy or unhappy.
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The tide of immigrants is expected to have a direct but manageable impact on the United States.
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The policies which had the most direct impact concerned income tax.
economic
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The economic impact of the disease has been as appalling as the humanitarian one.
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The pollution is already making a strong economic impact , both in the ponds and on the open water.
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Its economic impact is minimal, its publicity value huge.
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Their contributions were not limited to accomplishments in sporting arenas, but also had important social and economic impact .
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Both as employees and as entrepreneurs, their position is better than it was and their economic impact bigger.
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Local estimates put the economic impact of one playoff game at $ 8 million.
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So, armed with consultants' reports on the favorable economic impact , they offer to provide buildings or infrastructure.
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Before critical habitat can be designated, an analysis of the resulting social and economic impacts must be made.
environmental
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I want to consider whether the way in which environmental impact assessments are drawn up at the moment is satisfactory.
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Tremendous environmental impacts , but no environmental impact state-ments.
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In many cases, both the minimisation of environmental impact and cost savings compared with previous practice have been achieved.
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They want fewer screens and a new environmental impact report prepared to supplant one published 11 years ago.
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What are the environmental impacts of traffic?
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The final draft of the environmental impact report on rezoning is to be completed in the spring.
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Increasingly such requirements are based on life-cycle assessments of the product's environmental impact during production, consumption and disposal.
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These changes, appropriately pursued, could also bring large long-term reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other environmental impacts .
full
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It is interesting to note that there appears to be great resistance to acknowledging the full impact of secularism on schools.
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Yet the Marana council members are so unsophisticated they seem unable to grasp the full impact of their actions.
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Some say they were unaware of the full impact of the new line management structure when they met to discuss it.
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We are only now realizing the full impact of Reaganism here at home.
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The full impact of it seemed to come from the roof, and was so strong that she jerked up in bed.
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But many say the full impact of the Woolf revolution is just around the corner.
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It is then that the full impact of Cobra power is manifest.
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But the full impact of research into human genetic information is only now beginning to become clear.
great
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Nylon made a great impact on the textile industry when it was first discovered.
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They also have far greater impact .
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This technique has had a great deal of impact in computer programming where it in systems analysis and design.
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In larger cities, ties to the land are less important and homogenizing influences have a greater impact .
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There is no doubt that this early form of man had a greater impact on the natural world than any other animal.
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This new age of anonymity and adopted identity portends great impact on our traditional notions of discourse and protected speech.
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For greater impact , try grouping several displays together as a single one can look a little lost.
immediate
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I too enlarged the material in Sur Incises, and the work had an immediate impact without my abandoning anything at all.
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But the United States has demurred, lobbying only for senior positions that can have an immediate impact on U.S. interests.
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The immediate and obvious impact of all this is an increase in speed and accuracy at the checkout.
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With those expectations already incorporated in investors' thinking, Greenspan's remarks had only a small immediate impact on financial markets.
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These ideas were to prove fruitful in the longer term, but their immediate practical impact was small.
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There are few defensive backs who are expected to make immediate impact .
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Yet the immediate impact of the statute was much less dramatic than this longer-term picture might suggest.
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But Brown wants a more immediate impact .
likely
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These writers are not only giving varying assessments of the likely impact of the Reform Act.
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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 Hardwicke case also throws an interesting light on the likely future impact of the Act on crime.
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What is the likely impact of this shift on the long-term growth and profitability of the company? 4.
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Evaluating the likely impacts is complex.
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Over geological time it is likely that impacts have reduced the mass of the Martian atmosphere by a factor of one hundred.
little
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Television coverage had surprisingly little impact on trends in party credibility.
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The widely expected decision had little impact on financial markets.
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Television viewing had relatively little impact .
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As a result Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler made little attacking impact .
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It made little impact on the computing world, and no dents whatsoever in the universe.
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The rediscovery of mind had relatively little impact on the psychobiology of the time.
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Griffey said that even if the new law is found unconstitutional, it will have little impact on the state.
major
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They had a major impact on the community, and attracted authority, wealth and prestige.
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The digital switches industry has a major impact on the I-way.
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Thirdly, the new technology is having a major impact at work, for a number of reasons.
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The main geological evidence for a major ocean impact would lie in tsunami wave deposits.
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Yet the prospects of this constituency making a major political impact and extracting liberal reforms from the regime appear poor.
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Privacy advocates called it the most sweeping privacy law in decades and said it would have a major impact on health care.
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What is likely to be the major impact of organizational size on the information needs of managers?
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Similarly, activities within the economic system can have a major impact on the political system.
negative
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While this has not affected sales, it has had a negative impact on profits, Sage noted.
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From the 502 emissions standpoint the conversion to coal can have a positive or negative environmental impact .
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The failure of the Fouchet Plan did have one negative impact .
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This often forced removal has severe and long term negative social impacts including social stress.
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The telecoms sector had the biggest negative impact on the market.
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This changing scene has both positive and negative impacts on the technology transfer process.
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Lengthening sales cycles, project deferrals and their negative impact on utilisation rates could see downward pressure on margins.
positive
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Community organizing indirectly produces positive health impacts , through strengthening social networks, community participation, psychological empowerment, and community competence.
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Most managers work in government, after all, not to enrich themselves but to have some positive impact on their community.
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A United Nations report showed that foreign investment can have a positive impact on the poor only if it is regulated.
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Finally, the research on feedback suggested that it had a positive impact on performance because it was instructional.
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Order, cleanliness, and fresh, well mounted pictures and pieces of writing have a positive impact .
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My college nutrition textbook devoted an entire chapter to the positive impact of starches on early development, potatoes main among them.
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I like having a positive impact on people, an impact on their salaries and career opportunities.
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This changing scene has both positive and negative impacts on the technology transfer process.
potential
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So much has been written about this single epic without any clear view of the potential impact emerging.
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They understand all too well the potential impact of huge cuts in health care programs.
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Probably the area of maximum potential impact is in taxonomic computing.
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Making this decision requires an analysis of the potential impact of credit policy terms on sales and profits.
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The second limiting factor was less immediate, but of greater potential impact .
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Finally, there is an assessment of potential impacts , on the political world, of the revolution in communication technologies.
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The restrictions on trading are designed to limit the potential impact of the options market on the stock market.
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This gives an indication of the potential impact of this type of instructional material.
profound
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Neurophysiology and genetic research will, without doubt, have profound social impacts .
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Being part of a group of superb people has a profound impact on every member.
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Population growth has and will have a profound impact upon world food demand.
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In any case, the work of insiders advocating social change is invaluable and has a profound impact .
real
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In every year there were one or two very special films which made a real impact outside the regular film audience.
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The risk is that we carry on drifting downwards because there is no real impact on those expectations.
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The real impact of the Budget will, however, take effect next year.
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However, their real impact should not be over-estimated.
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It is difficult to find out whether or not the statute had any real impact .
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That feminism as a movement has lost any real impact in popular culture?
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He said Western leaders could have a real impact on Putin.
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Furthermore it is in local communities that the real impacts of free-trade policies are felt most acutely.
significant
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Comte's work had a significant impact in Britain.
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Despite this sort of carping, my Today Show appearance had a significant impact .
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Their decisions are binding on industrial tribunals and have had a significant impact on managerial practices by major employers.
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Furthermore, we neutralize our ability to have nay significant impact in the struggle.
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However, the most significant impact of the resident tutor model was seen in Essex and, especially, in Norfolk.
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Unlike relativity theory, quantum theory is beginning to have a really significant impact on technology.
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The Ford talks are expected to have a significant impact on pay talks throughout manufacturing industry in the next six months.
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But she said Apple did not expect the repair program to have a significant financial impact on the company.
social
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As yet there has been little research considering early retirement among women and its social meaning and impact .
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The economic and social impact of the Blizzard of 1996&038;.
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This project will examine the social impact of these changes on the structure and standards of the people.
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Their contributions were not limited to accomplishments in sporting arenas, but also had important social and economic impact .
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The Intimate Machine raises many issues concerning the social impact of computers in an invigorating and highly readable manner.
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Despite its nonbinding nature, expectations were high that the bill of rights would have a strong political and social impact .
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After three months of retraining, good responders were questioned about the social impact of the treatment.
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This often forced removal has severe and long term negative social impacts including social stress.
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assessment
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I want to consider whether the way in which environmental impact assessments are drawn up at the moment is satisfactory.
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The hon. Gentleman also mentioned the environmental impact assessment .
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Why did the right hon. Gentleman not decide to have a higher grade environmental impact assessment ?
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Enviroscope specialises in scoping environmental impact assessments and environmental audits and assisting companies with environmental communications and policy.
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As a consultant specialising in environmental impact assessments and environmental audits I feel that this criticism is rather unfair.
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Nearly half its projects had a full or partial environmental impact assessment carried out prior to funding.
■ VERB
assess
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Have steps been taken to assess the impact of building programmes and medical staff absence on patient activities?
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Finally, it assesses the impact of party government in Britain in the light of the Thatcher record.
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Consider a range of development options and assess their viability and impact .
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Furthermore, assess the impact of their cash-flow practices on your own relationship with customers and suppliers alike.
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It will assess the environmental impact of new and existing development projects and carry out research and consultancy.
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In the early 1980s, Dale Spender edited a collection of essays assessing the impact of feminism on the academic disciplines.
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Its aim was to examine scientific evidence on climate change, assess environmental and socio-economic impacts and formulate realistic response strategies.
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It is easier to assess the impact of specific advertising campaigns on sales in specific product areas. 18.
consider
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Last week Venice hosted an international meeting of Cities On Water, to consider the impacts of possible sea-level rise.
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Vernadsky tallied up the billions of organisms on Earth and considered their collective impact upon the material resources of the planet.
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If you doubt this admittedly bold assertion, consider the impact of the company's decision to cease publishing mainframe prices.
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But for most, everything changes, including the chemistry between the parents. Consider the simplest physical impact: sleep deprivation.
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Secondly, we need to consider the consequent impact on finance departments.
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It is relatively straight forward to consider the impact of any form of central government grant.
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The project will also consider the impact of student employment on the pattern of study and level of academic attainment.
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I ask the Minister to consider what impact that has on innocent people and their families.
examine
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This exhibition examines his impact not only on the visual arts but also on literature and science.
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Later, I will examine the impact of terrain, in its military definition, on operations.
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This project will examine the social impact of these changes on the structure and standards of the people.
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The study will also evaluate the assessment procedures in use and examine their impact on children and on the school more generally.
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It is more appropriate to examine the impact of aid programmes and projects in aggregate on a particular country.
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This study deliberately examined the impact of the projects under normal classroom conditions.
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This examines the impact of deregulation and advances in technology on the operations of financial firms.
feel
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She ran to the desk, bumping against a large armchair, not feeling the impact .
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And Wall Street has already felt the impact .
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Glass tinkled; she felt the impact afterward, the firm, cool glass, breaking through.
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The answer must wait until the country feels the impact of reforms announced last week.
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Investment managers such as Boston-based Wellington Management Co. will feel the impact .
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You should feel in control through impact and beyond.
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Even renters feel the impact whenever their landlord sells the property.
lessen
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He made the decision to lessen the angle of impact by closing the throttle, applying hard up elevator and full right rudder.
make
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O'Leary and Deane both made very significant impacts .
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But it is here that ecological education could make an impact .
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They will provide pockets of interest early in the year before the herbaceous plants make an impact .
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The group, which meets monthly, already has made an impact .
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Coach Gary Reid is confident they can make an impact .
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This is what makes the most immediate impact on the hearer and arouses his empathy.
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In every year there were one or two very special films which made a real impact outside the regular film audience.
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This made a great impact on the ten-year-old youth of noble lineage.
reduce
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Such areas were set up to reduce the impact of damaging agricultural practices on vulnerable ecosystems.
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This may be an effort to reduce the impact of whatever case Starr does bring or to intimidate him against bringing one.
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Or we could leave it up to the electricity generators to reduce the impact , at the expense of higher bills.
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The meeting comes on a day when the roads minister announced improvements to reduce noise impact .
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The route of the new road passes inland of the theme park in a deep cutting to reduce noise and visual impact .
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It may set standards for performance and efficiency of energy use, in part to reduce environmental impacts of electricity.
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Health programmes, on the other hand, are concerned, in the main, with reducing the impact of ill-health on individuals.
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Also, the spread of investments will reduce the impact of individual companies' corporate insolvencies.
soften
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The latter news softens the impact of the former up to a point.
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The leader acts with greater sensitivity to soften the impact of downward power.
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He argued that £2.3 billion is needed to soften the impact of the new tax next Spring.
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Deaver began suggesting ways to soften the impact by adding new events to the itinerary that might placate the opposition.
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The extra cash, however, will only partly soften the impact of the introduction of the poll tax next year.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Both cars burst into flames on impact .
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Just after the impact there was a flash as the rocket exploded.
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Logging companies must prepare an environmental impact report.
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The aircraft was traveling at about 155 mph before impact .
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The change in leadership will have a huge impact on government policy.
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The company is trying to lessen the impact of the oil spill on marine life.
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The Internet's impact on the way we do business has been remarkable.
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the lasting impact of improved education on the country's economic success
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another major obstacle is the fair circuit and its impact on the higher quality stables.
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But she said Apple did not expect the repair program to have a significant financial impact on the company.
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Glass tinkled; she felt the impact afterward, the firm, cool glass, breaking through.
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However, the issues involved in determining environmental impact are often complex.
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Television has such an impact on our kids.
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The impact of evolving technology on these forms of information is discussed using historical examples. 21.1.
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The latter news softens the impact of the former up to a point.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Child care is an issue that impacts on a broad cross section of working women.
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How is the growth of e-commerce likely to impact the retail sector?
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In September a second Luna spacecraft impacted on the near side of the moon.
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It's still unclear how the new law will impact health care.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As we saw with the Treasury, organisational culture will impact on budgetary behaviour.
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Capital charges will therefore impact on the distribution of revenue funds to health authorities.
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Decline and decay in one location will soon impact adjacent areas.
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He feels the cuts will inevitably impact on service delivery.
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It is essential that everyone is kept informed about what is involved and just how the new system will impact upon them.
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It turns out the native animals impact that ground cover very lightly.
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Thirdly, there is the issue of how precisely capital charges will impact on the funds that DHAs actually receive.