"move the dial" meaning in English

See move the dial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: moves the dial [present, singular, third-person], moving the dial [participle, present], moved the dial [participle, past], moved the dial [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} move the dial (third-person singular simple present moves the dial, present participle moving the dial, simple past and past participle moved the dial)
  1. (business) To make a measurable difference. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-move_the_dial-en-verb-Q0Ct5GWW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business
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          "ref": "2014, Jared D. Harris, Brian Moriarty, Andrew C. Wicks, Public Trust in Business, page 140:",
          "text": "The results in Table 5.2 show that changing the size of the firm in the vignette from small, regional, national, or global does not move the dial for trust, therefore not supporting Hypothesis 2a that public trust in business will be affected by the firm's size.",
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