The phrase "a specific outcome" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a particular result or consequence that is intended or expected from an action or process.
Example: "The goal of this experiment is to achieve a specific outcome that can be measured and analyzed."
Alternatives: "a particular result" or "a defined result".
"They tortured the data to ensure a specific outcome.
Obama believed that some of those at the table were predisposed to a specific outcome.
"Not only do your goals have to be desirable, achievable and have a specific outcome, you also need to think about the when, where and how," Gollwitzer says.
Even without a vested interest in a specific outcome, the pressure to produce an interesting finding can seriously bias research outcomes.
"So many times, when you're doing lab work, you are given a procedure with a specific outcome, so, if you don't get it, you are wrong," Stewart said.
The institute, which had an observer mission in Ukraine, cited "systematic intimidation, overt manipulation and blatant fraud" that were "designed to achieve a specific outcome irrespective of the will of the people".
The major problem with most attempts to predict a specific outcome, such as interviews, is decontextualization: the attempt takes place in a generalized environment, as opposed to the context in which a behavior or trait naturally occurs.
But in his speech at the White House today, Mr. Bush went far further, calling not only for new elections but also for a specific outcome, the election of a new leadership "not compromised by terror".
The Media Lab, by contrast, signs very few contracts for what is called directed research, in which companies tell university researchers to develop technology that will achieve a specific outcome.
After the announcement, a senior official said that by mentioning "the deal," Mr. Clinton was not referring to a specific outcome but rather to the fact that the negotiators know the broad outlines of the "story".
"Unlawful command influence" refers to actions of commanders that could be interpreted by jurors as an attempt to influence a court-martial, in effect ordering a specific outcome.
