knock-on

Example Sentences

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The backlog also has a knock-on effect on prisons.

From BBC

"Repeated delays are having a knock-on effect on funding," the letter said.

From BBC

James Cassidy, headteacher of Eton Park Junior Academy in Burton-upon-Trent, told the BBC that he increasingly sees pupils coming into school tired, anxious and stressed, having a knock-on effect on their concentration and friendships.

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While some are UK-wide, others won't apply in Scotland at all - and there are other areas where there will be an indirect, knock-on impact.

From BBC

Many parents writing up toy lists are coping with higher childcare bills, plus knock-on tariff costs steeped into prices.

From MarketWatch