The phrase "achieved a negative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a negative outcome or result has been reached, often in discussions of performance, results, or evaluations.
Example: "The experiment was intended to yield positive results, but instead, it achieved a negative that surprised the researchers."
Alternatives: "reached a negative outcome" or "obtained a negative result".
Test subjects achieved a negative response to cold testing prior to RCT.
Subjects who achieved a negative response to the cold test were approximately 80% less likely to experience pain during RCT compared to subjects with soft tissue signs of anesthesia alone.
Similarly, other studies have reported higher rates of morbidity and mortality with positive fluid balance in septic shock [83 89] and one retrospective pilot study reported good prognosis in patients who achieved a negative fluid balance within the first 3 days of septic shock [90].
Borders also achieved a negative value and no longer exists.
The intention-to-treat analysis (see Figure 1) shows that we achieved a negative CRM in 51 out of the 70 cases (73%).
However, the physicians, relying on clinical evaluation, did seem to react in an appropriate manner in terms of fluid prescription without knowing the BIVA values, in that they aimed for, and achieved, a negative fluid balance.
According to Eq. (1) and (2), one can assume that cladding modes with very low effective refractive index can achieve a negative axial strain sensitivity.
Dysprosium has been used as a slow neutron absorber in the fuel assembly of Advanced Heavy Water Reactor AHWRR) to achieve a negative coolant void reactivity.
The surfactant system was modified again to achieve a negative slope in the activity diagram; the preflush was modified to not have any alkali.
After a large bust, however, the necessary interest rate may be negative, and the difficulty of achieving a negative interest rate may lead to a deep downturn and a weak recovery.
The microstructural architecture for a material that achieves a negative Poisson's ratio as well as a hand-actuated two degree of freedom (DOF) microscopy stage are designed as case studies to demonstrate the utility of this theory.
