The phrase "a consequence of significant" is not complete and lacks clarity in written English.
It can be used when discussing the results or effects of something that is significant, but it needs to be followed by a noun to be fully effective.
Example: "The changes in policy were a consequence of significant public pressure."
Alternatives: "result of considerable" or "outcome of major".
Primarily as a consequence of significant IT, logistics and supply chain investment programmes over the last 3-4 years, M&S General Merchandise should begin to see both revenue and gross margin improvements from 2014.
VSM measurements confirm an in-plane easy magnetization axis as a consequence of significant dipole dipole interactions.
Further, as a consequence of significant pressure drop, the microchannel heat sink with offset ribs gradually loses its advantage as an effective heat transfer enhancement method at higher Reynolds number.
This result might be a consequence of significant structural and conformational constraints due to its role in preventing chronic and disruptive immune activation [20] and in co-receptor binding [58].
Adding to the challenge, type 2 diabetes is generally diagnosed later in life as a consequence of significant interactions of life-long environmental influences with multiple genetic factors.
77 The deleterious effect of dehydration on the catalytic activity of enzymes is a common feature of different proteins, 67, 78, 79 and is often a consequence of significant denaturation.
We observed significant future cost savings and quality of life gains as a consequence of a significant reduction in the incidence of thromboembolic events.
"The negative impact was a consequence of the significant deterioration in vehicle sales particularly in the US and Europe, the rapid appreciation of the yen against the US dollar and the euro and the sharp rise in raw materials".
No polymer residue might have been entrapped in the formation as a consequence of no significant mud filtrate seepage.
Finally, an insufficient number of acute inpatient beds, a consequence of the significant reduction of acute care hospital beds since 1990 in Switzerland [22], adversely affects output.
The oxidation reaction of Ni occurs probably on reactivated parts of the passive electrode as a consequence of a significant local decrease of pH due to high O2 evolution rate localized on some surface defects.
