I.
noun
1 outcome/effect
ADJECTIVE
▪ beneficial , encouraging , favourable/favorable , good , positive
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the beneficial ~s of the reforms to the economy
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For best ~s buy one of the more expensive brands.
▪ acceptable , satisfactory
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If you can't get satisfactory ~s on your own, remember that professional help is available.
▪ catastrophic , disastrous , unfortunate
▪ disappointing , poor
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a series of disappointing financial ~s
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The company blamed the poor ~s on bad weather.
▪ mixed
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He wrote and directed the movie, to very mixed ~s.
▪ direct , indirect
▪ net
▪ end
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The end ~ is a great album.
▪ long-term , short-term
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Here's how to get the best long-term ~s from your mutual funds.
▪ final
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When I showed my customer the final ~ he was thrilled.
▪ overall
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The overall ~ is impressive and persuasive.
▪ inevitable , logical
▪ predictable
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It was the predictable ~ of their negligence.
▪ expected
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Sales were some 40% above this year's expected ~s.
▪ amazing , dramatic , excellent , impressive , incredible , outstanding , spectacular , superior , surprising
▪ lasting
▪ desired
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And did your intervention produce the desired ~?
▪ financial
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He reviewed quarterly financial ~s.
▪ interim
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On March 4 the company announces its interim ~s.
▪ second-quarter , third-quarter , etc.
▪ search
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the first page of search ~s
VERB + RESULT
▪ deliver , have , produce , provide , yield
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My interference had a rather unfortunate ~.
▪ achieve , get , obtain
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This was not the ~ we had hoped to achieve.
▪ announce , publish , release , report
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Companies are required by law to report their financial ~s on a quarterly basis.
PREPOSITION
▪ as a/the ~
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These actions were taken as a direct ~ of the strike.
▪ with a/the ~
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Parking restrictions were lifted, with the ~ that the road is permanently blocked by cars.
2 desired effect
ADJECTIVE
▪ concrete , tangible
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We have yet to see any concrete ~s from the research.
VERB + RESULT
▪ come up with , deliver , get , produce , provide , yield
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Her commitment to excellence yields ~s.
▪ give , show
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When is all your effort going to show some ~s?
3 ( often results ) final position in a competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ election , electoral , poll , referendum ( esp. BrE )
▪ sports ( BrE )
▪ football , racing , etc. ( BrE )
▪ inconclusive
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the inconclusive election ~
▪ final
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The final ~s saw Canada holding on to first over Italy.
▪ official
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We'll bring you the official ~s as soon as we get them.
VERB + RESULT
▪ announce , read out
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The announcer read out the ~s.
▪ influence
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He aimed at influencing the ~ of the presidential elections.
4 ( BrE ) ( usually results ) mark given for an examination
ADJECTIVE
▪ encouraging , excellent , good
▪ disappointing , poor
▪ exam , examination , test
▪ degree
▪ A level , IELTS , etc.
VERB + RESULT
▪ get , have
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When do you get your exam ~s?
5 of an experiment, a medical test, an investigation, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ early , initial , preliminary
▪ interim
▪ final
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He expects to have final ~s later this year.
▪ experimental , research , study
▪ conclusive
▪ clinical , lab ( informal ), laboratory , test , X-ray
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Clinical ~s have been very encouraging.
▪ survey
▪ empirical , statistical
▪ conflicting , contradictory , inconsistent , varying
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Researchers have found conflicting ~s on the effects of the drug.
▪ misleading
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Such approaches may give misleading ~s.
▪ inconclusive
▪ encouraging , promising
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The team has achieved promising ~s during testing.
▪ significant
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statistically significant ~s
▪ negative , positive
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Scientists tested 20 drugs, all with negative ~s.
▪ abnormal
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if a woman receives an abnormal ~ on a blood test
▪ measurable
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Measurable ~s are the key to motivation on any diet.
▪ accurate , reliable
▪ inaccurate
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There are 3 ways to obtain more accurate ~s in cases such as this.
VERB + RESULT
▪ await , wait for
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The doctor is still waiting for my ~s.
▪ get , have , receive
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I haven't had the X-ray ~s yet.
▪ find
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We found some puzzling ~s.
▪ observe
▪ analyse/analyze , evaluate , interpret
▪ review
▪ achieve
▪ deliver , generate , give , produce , provide , yield
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Different labs will come up with different ~s.
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The study produced inconclusive ~s.
▪ announce , present , publish , release , report
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They hope to publish their ~s next month.
▪ confirm , verify
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We ran the test again to verify the ~.
▪ affect , influence
▪ bias , skew
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That could bias study ~s.
RESULT + VERB
▪ demonstrate sth , illustrate sth , reflect sth , reveal sth , show sth
▪ imply sth , indicate sth , suggest sth
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Preliminary ~s suggest that there is no cause for concern.
▪ agree with sth , confirm sth , support sth
▪ differ from sth
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These ~s differ somewhat from those reported by previous studies.
▪ provide sth
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The ~s provide many insights into the mating rituals of these animals.
▪ highlight sth
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These ~s highlight the growing threat posed by this infection.
PREPOSITION
▪ pending the ~ of
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Work on the plan has been halted, pending the ~s of a judicial investigation.
▪ ~ from
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The ~s from various recent surveys were evaluated.
II.
verb
PHRASAL VERB
result in sth
ADVERB
▪ inevitably
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This move will inevitably ~ in the loss of a lot of jobs.
▪ typically
▪ conceivably , possibly , potentially
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The charges could have potentially ~ed in a death sentence.
▪ not automatically ( esp. BrE ), not necessarily
▪ easily
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Complacency could easily ~ in tragedy.
▪ quickly
▪ eventually , finally , ultimately
VERB + RESULT IN
▪ be certain to
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the approach that is most certain to ~ in failure
▪ be expected to , be liable to ( esp. BrE ), be likely to
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Such measures are likely to ~ in decreased motivation of the workforce.
▪ be unlikely to
Result is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ consequence , ↑ damage , ↑ error , ↑ illness , ↑ misunderstanding