There was an unintended benefit, though.

The crime drop was, in the language of economists, an "unintended benefit" of legalized abortion.

Improved oral hygiene: the unintended benefit of having an affair.

"One of the unintended benefits of tough times is we're going to see more of a meritocracy," he said.

On the other hand, this edict brought unintended benefits to Turkology.

That had the unintended benefit of making their courses impossible to predict.

For the mayor, however, the negotiations with Mr. Silver may have had an unintended political benefit, albeit one that he would probably not admit.

In retrospect, said her father, Danny Kwan, the injury may have provided her with an unintended benefit.

If so, that would be an unintended benefit.

This is an unintended benefit of the great diversity of plants in the rain forest.