Meaning of ripple effect in English
(Definition of ripple effect from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
ripple effect | American Dictionary
It is hoped the arts center will have a ripple effect by attracting more shops and other arts-related activities.
ripple effect | Business English
Examples of ripple effect
ripple effect
The same problem is repeated in the next order of housing with a ripple effect.
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Under the organic production, other industries in the region experienced a smaller ripple effect.
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All things being equal this would be expected to lead to a smaller economic ripple effect for organic apple production.
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This can have a substantial knock-on ripple effect throughout an autonomic system when a serious failure occurs.
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Even where houses are not being built, the ripple effect will impact throughout the county.
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However, when we are successful in that endeavour there is a significant ripple effect on our less efficient industries.
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In fact, the health of agriculture has a ripple effect throughout the length and breadth of the rural population.
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The ripple effect of what happens to it has a tremendous impact in many other areas of industry throughout the country.
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Any additional ripple effect by the turbines of a wind farm will surely be absolutely negligible.
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The outbreak also had a ripple effect on tourism and allied industries.
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The verdict has had a ripple effect throughout organisations that have known drug addicts on their premises on a care basis, including housing authorities.
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They are having a ripple effect in the community.
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Secondly, it is important for the region as a whole that this most unfortunate situation should not produce a ripple effect.
If builders promoted their new homes as energy-efficient, it would have a ripple effect throughout the housing market.
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It would have a ripple effect throughout the economy.
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