English Phrase of the Day

as a result

Definitions

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as a result
1. conj. Consequently; thus; therefore.
Analysis
As
1. n. plural of A
She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
You’re not as tall as I am.
It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
result
1. v. To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
2. v. (intransitive, follwed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
This measure will result in good or in evil.
3. v. (legal) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
4. v. (obsolete) To leap back; to rebound.

One is why unemployment did not rise earlier as a result of growth being less than expected.

People simply don't believe the government any more, and its standing, as a result, has been severely weakened.

Voluntary groups will not lose out as a result of this merger.

As a result the risks of joining today are infinitely less than they were three or more years ago.

That remains true although it is even more robust as a result of amendments in committee.

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