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A floodgate effect is situation in which a small action can result in a far greater effect with no easily discernible limit. The original analogy is that of a floodgate, which once opened, no matter how minutely, will allow water to flow from either side through the gate until both sides are balanced up. It may also be used to refer to the effect where, once a floodgate has been opened, water will gush out in a torrent through the gate, making it easier to continue to open the gate, but harder to close it.
The term is commonly used to illustrate a situation where a precedent will set the stage for repeated performances, the number of which is hard to control. Such an example can be illustrated as follows:
The setting up of a redlight district here will create a floodgate effect, causing redlight districts to be set up elsewhere.
A floodgateeffect is situation in which a small action can result in a far greater effect with no easily discernible limit. The original analogy is that...
The floodgates principle, or the floodgates argument, is a legal principle which is sometimes applied by judges to restrict or limit the right to make...
with them on console exclusive titles, such as Jade Empire (2005) and Mass Effect (2007). In March 2006, BioWare expanded their operations and opened a new...
and the lagoon from tides of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft). As of 2023, the floodgates are raised for tides forecast to be more than 1.30 metres (4 ft 3 in)...
resembles a spur gear, only conical rather than cylindrical. The gears in the floodgate picture are straight bevel gears. In straight bevel gear sets, when each...
"With developer APIs for ChatGPT and Whisper, OpenAI is opening the floodgates with a familiar playbook". Digiday. Archived from the original on March...
awash in high water, the romantic city of Venice is counting on high-tech floodgates to save it from drowning. Environmentalists worry that the gates may destroy...
in a new wave of mild-mannered guitar bands" and helped "to open the floodgates for those who didn't subscribe to the Rock N' Roll Star way of thinking"...
October 2013. Hasting, Chris (24 October 2007). "'This will open the floodgates to hardcore porn'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2023. Frey...
Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 10 May 2014. "Halo 3 "Floodgate" Speedrun (Legendary Zero Shot)". YouTube. Archived from the original...
first-of-its kind set of floodgates designed to help protect it against Potomac River floods. However, failure to use the floodgates properly caused a major...
made me feel dirty." He also thought that settling the case opened a floodgate of claims, including the "Shape of You" lawsuit. In 2018, legal action...
Orleans diaspora Posse Comitatus Act Reconstruction of New Orleans Seabrook Floodgate Six Flags New Orleans U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies...
storm the Theatre's Floodgate facility in California, fighting to a stalemate and forcing Brimstone Love to retreat. As Floodgate empties, Doom, self-imposed...
with Emi Tuyetnhi Tran from NBC News commenting that it will "open the floodgates" for other country musicians. Cowboy Carter sparked discourse on the boundaries...
their job. Leading legal experts have suggested that this could open the floodgates of litigation, with the public sector bearing the brunt of the impact...
introduction of the instrument on the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood" "opened the floodgates for Indian instrumentation in rock music, triggering what Shankar would...
several places. Only 3 'outfalls' (ways out to the sea) are equipped with floodgates whereas the remaining 102 open directly into the sea for more than 24...
Hurricane Sandy. The redesign included floodproofing, such as retractable floodgates. In the interim, service was rerouted to Rector Street. New York City...
Kenneth Baker making a controversial speech stating that, under Labour, the floodgates would be opened for immigrants from developing countries. Some speculated...
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