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perverse consequences

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perverse
adjective
uk /pəˈvɜːs/ us /pɚˈvɝːs/
strange and not what most people would expect ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/ us /ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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It went on to give a number of cogent reasons for that apparently perverseconsequence.
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In my constituency some people in need have lost places as an unintended and perverseconsequence of working families tax credit.
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Moreover, because they ignore this possibility, market-based reforms may have perverse consequences.
These transformations of public services have produced some paradoxical perverse consequences.
By far its greatest contribution lies in the many examples it provides of the perverse consequences of economic sanctions.
Seemingly arcane changes in the tax laws may have unanticipated and perverse consequences.
Leaving aside the human rights issues, such orders can have perverse consequences.
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I do not dissent for a second from the view that people should report instances of perverse consequences of a target system.
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There are, however, perverse consequences of using scarcity indicators, which may count a long and sweeping driveway as a measure of deprivation.
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Had fiscal measures rather than monetary measures been used to address the problem, those perverse consequences would have been avoided.
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My second point is that the history of social policy tells us that well-meaning intentions often give rise to unexpected and, indeed, perverse consequences.
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The effect of using monetary policy by increasing interest rates to address that problem brings about two perverse consequences.
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It would have a number of perverse consequences.
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All sorts of perverse consequences result from what we have been advised is a perfectly safe and proper procedure.
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We believe that an unqualified application of these provisions could lead to perverse consequences.
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There will be perverse consequences as people find ways through and around the new rules.
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This is not merely disturbing to me but, as we have heard, it leads to some perverse consequences.
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I leave aside for the moment whether other perverse consequences would have occurred.
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That has thrown up two important problems, the first of which relates to the substantial practical difficulties, including bureaucracy and the perverse consequences of such measures.
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There will be some extremely perverse consequences.
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