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Meaning of move the dial | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To make a measurable difference.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

move the goal posts move the goalposts move the needle move the problem move the yardsticks move through the gears