| 单词 | ramification |
| 释义 | ramification (ræmɪfɪkeɪʃən ) Word forms: ramifications countable noun [usually plural, oft with poss] The ramifications of a decision, plan, or event are all its consequences and effects, especially ones which are not obvious at first. Consider the long-term ramifications of any loan. [+ of] Collocations: enormous ramifications Not surprisingly, it had enormous ramifications for everyone. Times,Sunday Times So yet again we have a match with enormous ramifications being decided by the mistakes of the match officials. The Sun Given the high aforementioned volume of international trade in bananas and their high international presence, a price increase of this magnitude could have enormous ramifications for subsistence farmers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also pose fundamental questions about what it means to be human, about the ethical ramifications of what we know and feel. The Times Literary Supplement The ethical ramifications of genetic enhancement extend way beyond sport. Times, Sunday Times There are clear ethical ramifications to this — if we are being directed unconsciously by our brains, to what extent can we be held responsible for our actions? Times, Sunday Times While these practices are not inconsistent with other ethnographers and human origin researchers of that era, the moral and ethical ramifications of these research practices continues to be debated today. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Industry insiders are less convinced that such a seemingly calamitous outcome would not have had far-reaching ramifications. Times, Sunday Times As emergency services continued to search through the mud for more than 270 missing residents, mining experts said the disaster could have far-reaching ramifications for the wider industry. Times, Sunday Times The affair could have far-reaching ramifications for the state-owned broadcaster. Times, Sunday Times This development was to have far-reaching ramifications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not only have the programme-makers thought through all the possible ramifications, but they've assembled a large cast of professionals working alongside non-actors who simply don't put a foot wrong. Times, Sunday Times What are the possible ramifications? Times, Sunday Times However, even she seems to worry about the possible ramifications for the brand of the date on her birth certificate. Times, Sunday Times Although he had been mulling the possible ramifications for a while, he needed to make up his mind quickly. Times, Sunday Times This approach starts with observing a structural peculiarity in a language and goes on to examine its possible ramifications for thought and behavior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also has profound ramifications for the world economy. Times, Sunday Times But the slowing of growth has profound ramifications for the global economy. Times, Sunday Times That misunderstanding would have the most profound ramifications. Times, Sunday Times Legal experts say that the case could have profound ramifications for the future of 'data-mining', where companies sift vast amounts of personal information for commercial purposes. Times, Sunday Times Such a super-majority would have profound ramifications. Times, Sunday Times He was great fun, but reckless and there could have been serious ramifications. Times, Sunday Times Aid officials also said that its failings could have serious ramifications for implementing international law around the globe. Times, Sunday Times And, of course, this pill could have serious ramifications for human reproduction. Times, Sunday Times Personal problems and disputes often have deeper and more serious ramifications. Christianity Today This decision had serious ramifications for a sport that had been making excellent progress in the international arena and it sent out a message that was patently unfair and anti-sport. Times, Sunday Times How our country operates and the decisions our leaders make have significant ramifications, for better or worse, for the rest of the world. Christianity Today That this will have further significant ramifications seems not to be in doubt. Times, Sunday Times Over time, this will increase the cost of equity for growth companies, with significant ramifications for productivity and expansion. Times,Sunday Times This has had significant ramifications for human rights protection - a freeze on new posts, departing staff not replaced, human rights-monitoring activities put at risk, longer-term planning made difficult or impossible. Times, Sunday Times This first wave as it became known had some significant ramifications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dramatic life extension (if it extends healthy and active life) would upend population projections, with huge social ramifications. Times,Sunday Times However, the very elements that make this novel's subject so fascinating - historical veracity, the vast political and social ramifications - prove its undoing. Times, Sunday Times The kind of person who might pick up this book - anyone with a passing interest in technology and its social ramifications - isn't likely to come away startled. The Times Literary Supplement The polygamy issue arose last week after the government launched a study of the legal and social ramifications of the practice. canada.com The social ramifications of the seventeenth century's scientific advances could not begin to match the comprehensive effects of the changes seen between 1500 and 1600. The Times Literary Supplement Is a 13-year-old capable of understanding the ramifications? Times, Sunday Times The resulting compartmentalized view of work fails to provide the coherent and seamless understanding we long for in understanding the ramifications of our lives. Christianity Today But most countries fail because they don't understand the ramifications. Times, Sunday Times Had they understood the ramifications of yesterday's trading update, they may have been more equivocal. Times, Sunday Times He also understood the ramifications. Times, Sunday Times This week, the wider ramifications of her condition sink in on a visit home from hospital. Times, Sunday Times But his reflections on his own case and its wider ramifications are well put. Times, Sunday Times The message from the visiting supporters was the one with wider ramifications, though. Times, Sunday Times The inquiry, expected to take up to nine months, has wider ramifications. Times, Sunday Times And there were wider ramifications. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 后果尤指最初并不明显的 Japanese: 結果 |
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