Example sentences of "[modal v] have [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | A change in the Sun 's output by 0.2 per cent alters the Earth 's temperature by 0.2°C , and this should have noticeable effects on our climate and weather patterns . |
| 2 | That must have direct effect on education standards , and it is legitimate that Her Majesty 's inspectorate should comment on it . |
| 3 | For the government to raise large sums of money and redistribute them to purchase social services must have profound effects on the economy . |
| 4 | I think it 'll have drastic effects on the life of Oxford and the quality of life for the people that live in it . |
| 5 | We have striven to avoid statements of attainment that require assessment which might have undesirable effects in the classroom , for example the use of language exercises out of context or other activities of an arid kind . |
| 6 | In the short term , it might have serious effects for consumers ' budgets ; in the long term , it might encourage a switch to nuclear or solar power . |
| 7 | There was also the underlying awareness of senior politicians that changes in local government boundaries might have unpredictable effects on parliamentary worth taking . |
| 8 | The committee remained convinced that largely unintentional racism was an important factor behind West Indian underachievement , a claim not undermined by the high achievement of Asians , since stereotyped views of them were generally much less negative , and racism might have different effects on different groups . |
| 9 | Of course , Tocqueville recognized that the development of the industrial system itself might have important effects upon the democratic regime , especially through the emergence in productive industry of a new ‘ aristocracy ’ , but he was inclined to regard this as an exceptional and temporary phenomenon which would not be able to withstand the general tendency of democracy to bring about greater equality . |
| 10 | Such a distorted sequence might have profound effects on the student 's musical abilities , especially in the earlier stages , and would certainly make the pedagogic method seem problematic to anyone who did not know that the order of grades had been transposed . |
| 11 | Any publicity suggesting that Woolwich might be in difficulty in meeting its financial obligations , or that alone amongst building societies it was pursuing a policy of confrontation with the revenue , might have damaging effects far outweighing Woolwich 's prospects of success on the issue of principle . |
| 12 | Any publicity suggesting that Woolwich might be in difficulty in meeting its financial obligations , or that alone amongst building societies it was pursuing a policy of confrontation with the revenue , might have damaging effects far outweighing Woolwich 's prospects of success on the issue of principle . |
| 13 | Chemicals present in the working environment could have neurotoxicological effects on behaviour , memory and thinking , according to Leif Simonsen , of the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health . |
| 14 | The studies did provide evidence that the services could have useful effects on families that might be expected to reduce the risk of child abuse . |
| 15 | It therefore becomes the responsibility of those who control its application to prevent any developments which could have undesirable effects , either on society in general or on limited sectors such as agriculture . |
| 16 | I think the case is here is that er could have serious effects . |
| 17 | The kind of questions that might be asked in the context are whether the proposal could have wide effects beyond the immediate locality , whether it could give rise to regional or national controversy and whether it could conflict with national policy . |
| 18 | He reported that the situation at Woodstock Street was ‘ far worse than was previously imagined ’ , and that ‘ the prevailing background chaos could have severe effects on the future successful operations of Virgin Atlantic ’ . |
| 19 | This option allows a measure of latitude to opt for jury trial on indictment to a person accused of a more serious offence , or one which could have profound effects on him if found guilty . |
| 20 | Professional writers fear reduced access to books in libraries could have disasterous effects on the future of English literature itself |
| 21 | Yet negative influences , so long as they were sufficiently weighty and cumulative , could have enormous effects on the formulation of all-Russian policies . |
| 22 | For instance , recycling could require large scale temporary storage facilities , while secondaries are often found in environmentally sensitive locations where their reworking could have disagreeable effects . |
| 23 | For instance , recycling could require large scale temporary storage facilities , while secondaries are often found in environmentally sensitive locations where their reworking could have disagreeable effects . |
| 24 | A less liquid market could have unfavourable effects on the cost of raising capital . |
| 25 | Such large numbers of the would-be most productive members of society rendered severely disabled or ill could have catastrophic effects on the national economy and development . |
| 26 | When we talked about flukes and snails we accustomed ourselves to the idea that a parasite 's genes could have phenotypic effects on the host 's body , in exactly the same way as any animal 's genes have phenotypic effects on its ‘ own ’ body . |
| 27 | Because most of the oil was dispersed to below the surface , it would enter the marine food chain ; and because the oil was easily ingested , it could have damaging effects on birds and animals in the long term . |
| 28 | Some forms of development could have significant effects on existing interests : the operator of a superstore , for example , is unlikely to welcome another one in the vicinity . |
| 29 | The local doctors believed that when undertaken by the child 's mother it could have positive effects but fundamentalists like the magistrate insisted that any such teaching was morally wrong . |
| 30 | Such interactions may have adverse effects on either product or container or both . |