Preposition: of

• investigation: Stage two ( formal complaint ) If you are unhappy with the outcome of the investigation you may wish to make a formal complaint.

• consultation: The provisions are the outcome of extensive consultations with business.

• referendum: But the outcome of the referendum has in fact raised a number of cultural and constitutional issues which are not so easily sidelined.

• appeal: Outcome of appeals This includes the outcome of the appeals by the magistrates court.

Converse of object

• learn: The whole book is very clearly set out, with learning outcomes set down for each chapter.

• intend: Educational software will be useful provided its intended learning outcomes are in keeping with those outlined in section 3 above.

• desire: Standard entry question invites client to attend to a desired outcome.

• predict: With passionately held views on both sides, predicting the outcome of the vote is tricky.

• await: We await the outcome of this early in the New Year.

• pend: This aspect of this complex process can be deferred pending the outcome of planning consent being given or with held.

Adjective modifier

• positive: They have also welcomed the positive outcome of the 2000 NPT Review Conference.

• satisfactory: The Council congratulated Cllr Taylor on the satisfactory outcome to the process.

• intended: It was vital to be clear from the start about intended outcomes.

• eventual: Sadly for the Defender the proposed amendment did not alter the eventual outcome!

• adverse: Observational studies have reported odds ratios for women with BV of between 1.4 and 6.9 for these adverse outcomes.

• successful: A signal also that matters of justice, whether natural or civil law will have successful outcomes.

Modifies a noun

• measure: Outcome measures Resources needed to provide the model of care.

• measurement: These include cost of illness and cost measurement, outcomes measurement, economic evaluation and rationing.

Noun used with modifier

• learning: Educational software will be useful provided its intended learning outcomes are in keeping with those outlined in section 3 above.

• pregnancy: Findings Data on pregnancy outcome were available for 244 women in the clindamycin group and for 241 women in the placebo group.