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moves the dial

moves the dial is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move the dial.

Meaning of move the dial

Verb

move the dial (third-person singular simple present moves the dial, present participle moving the dial, simple past and past participle moved the dial)

  1. To make a measurable difference.
    • 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.2014, Jared D. Harris, Brian Moriarty, Andrew C. Wicks, Public Trust in Business, page 140
    Synonyms:
    move the needle

Questions about moves the dial

What is moves the dial the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Moves the dial is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move the dial.

Words near moves the dial in the dictionary

  1. moves over
  2. moves sideways
  3. moves someone to tears
  4. moves south
  5. moves the deckchairs on the Titanic
  6. moves the dial
  7. moves the goal posts
  8. moves the goalposts
  9. moves the needle
  10. moves the problem
  11. moves the yardsticks

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