adverse
Example Sentences
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But on Wednesday, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said the development would not have a "significantly adverse" effect on the landscape.
From BBC
But it is expensive: Farms must pay the adverse effect wage rate, a federally set pay rate that is more than twice the regular federal minimum wage.
From Salon
It said in May that there had been a material adverse change in Mayne Pharma’s financial performance, which Mayne Pharma disputed had occurred.
Previous studies have shown that communities near extraction sites and end-use facilities experience higher rates of adverse birth outcomes and asthma, and there is growing interest in potential links to other conditions, including leukemia.
From Science Daily
Other factors also mattered: the number of trusted adults in one’s childhood, early encounters with police, mental health and adverse experiences.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
