unintended effect

collocation in English

meaningsofunintendedandeffect

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unintended
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈten.dɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈten.dɪd/
not ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofunintendedandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1970, however, a significant factor in the situation was theunintendedeffectof decades of state reliance on local authorities.
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It might be that the writer's political preference or narrative approach has theunintendedeffectof heightening the availability of this sort of explanation.
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Poaching had theunintendedeffectof raising workers' consciousness of their own market value thereby promoting further mobility.
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The distribution of welfare benefits thus had theunintendedeffectof polarizing the factory community along class lines.
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This was anunintendedeffectof the state's success in controlling contraband in the production areas.
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In the circumstances, this seems to be anunintendedeffectof the amendment.
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I imagine that it is an example of the law ofunintendedeffect.
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I do not think that that has been challenged, but the amendment could have theunintendedeffectof calling it into question.
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However, anunintendedeffecthas been that, overall, many people now escape disqualification from jury service who were never intended to be eligible for it.
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Indeed, creating a new administrative burden could have theunintendedeffectof dissuading current or potential providers from offering courses, which would be a pity.
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That is anunintendedeffectof this new and powerful medium.
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Unfortunately, that proviso has had oneunintendedeffect.
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It is not enough that someone's actions may have theunintendedeffectof weakening parliamentary democracy.
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A saving is required to avoid thisunintendedeffect.
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They have a nasty habit of later turning out to have some quite unforeseen andunintendedeffect.
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The most obviousunintendedeffectof the scheme is the deadweight cost associated with any wage subsidy programme.
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Theunintendedeffectof the amendment would be to prevent us from doing that, because of its narrow focus.
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This is anotherunintendedeffectof the present law.
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However, the amendments would have theunintendedeffectof preventing war pensions from being a disqualifying benefit.
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