Example sentences of "[adv] have [adj] consequences " in BNC.

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1 Quite apart from the fears this aroused on the left , the price of CEDA support was a return , especially in rural Spain , to the social situation of the monarchy — a course that could only have explosive consequences .
2 Even if Behaviouralism in truth attacked Realism for its method rather than its assumptions , the attack did nevertheless have serious consequences for the development of the subject , making its practitioners at least much more conscious of the importance of methodological issues ; and this has been reflected in continuing debates about methodology since the mid-1950s .
3 ( 3 ) To make " total loss " the only test of a condition is contrary to authority , for example , terms as to the time of shipment , delivery and payment have been traditionally regarded as conditions , irrespective of the fact that failure to comply with them does not always have serious consequences .
4 But it also has important consequences for the epistemological status of the resulting social theory , and much of the novelty of Marxism is said to arise from its break with traditional conceptions of knowledge .
5 The entrance of women into the manufacturing workforce , particularly into its most modern sectors , is clearly having important consequences in many Third World countries ( see Tiano , 1988 ) .
6 Our reports provide many examples ; for the present we note three which were both prominent and recurrent In these cases the pressures and dilemmas could not only prove intractable but might also have adverse consequences for the children .
7 It can be seen by the same argument that if the effect of subjective risk was to systematically alter memory in any other way this would also have important consequences for the future avoidance of dangerous situations .
8 Declines in stocking levels can also have disastrous consequences if combined with tourist use .
9 This may also have positive consequences .
10 Er it also had practical consequences .
11 Such changes in social and political thought clearly have important consequences for the character and goals of political action in the late twentieth century , and their effects are reinforced by the emergence of new problems and new movements — concerned with such issues as the environment and the use of natural resources , and the subordination of women — which arguably have little connection with class politics ; as well as by the renewed vigour of ethnic and national consciousness , expressed in independence movements of various kinds .
12 It often has unintended consequences .
13 Early design and control decisions based on inadequate information have often had catastrophic consequences ( eg large-scale pollution of the environment , large-scale unemployment , large-scale urban decay ) .
14 However , the introduction of these crops often had serious consequences for soil conservation such as the cultivation of groundnuts in Mali and Niger ( Franke and Chasin 1980 ) , and pure stand maize cultivation and cotton .
15 Decisions of this nature often have long-term consequences .
16 First , the sequence of developments to which such an initiative gives rise can not be predicted with accuracy , and a project such as the ESSE/L Project can well have unintended consequences which , though not stated as objectives , deserve evaluative comment .
17 7.1 Grammarians of all persuasions have regularly commented on the distinction among qualifying phrases between restrictive and non-restrictive use ; this sometimes has important consequences for interpretation .
18 This change of function is one which could potentially have severe consequences for understanding .
19 I telephoned Downing Street in quest of the Prime Minister , but was told that he was in Rome awaiting a call from me since he was anxiously concerned about the consultants and the possibility that their action might indeed have fatal consequences for some patients .
20 Lying as it does at the northern limit of the global thermohaline ‘ conveyor belt ’ , changes in this region may ultimately have global consequences .
21 The tenant will certainly wish to ensure that its own fixtures and fittings are excluded from the definition of the premises , which could otherwise have adverse consequences so far as the tenant is concerned when construing the tenant 's covenants and valuing " the Premises " for rent review purposes .
22 The venom from worm-killing cones is harmless to humans , and that of the mollusc-feeding cones seldom has serious consequences .
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