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"text": "If a coach arrives late, it has a knock-on effect on the entire coach station.",
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"ref": "2007, March 24th, The Economist magazine, page 51",
"text": "There are various knock-on effects [to the international boycott of the Palestinian government]. PA [Palestinian Authority] services, particularly health and education, have deteriorated sharply because of supply shortages and strikes by workers. Much of the time hospitals have been seeing only emergency cases."
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"ref": "2020 September 9, Paul Clifton, “SWR unveils £1bn 'Arterios' for the \"heart of our network\"”, in Rail, page 26",
"text": "The Crossrail trains were delivered on time, but there was a long software integration period. That had a knock-on effect on the other orders.",
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],
"word": "knock-on effect"
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