Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sacramental formulas in Christian worship were effective , not because any power resided in the words themselves , but because God had promised a certain effect only if such words were pronounced . |
| 2 | The base categories selected for the explanatory variables are old and poor , to try to avoid negative paths ; if we had used the young as the baseline , we would have certainly produced a negative effect of old age on preparedness to break the law , for example . |
| 3 | Although the royalists later alleged that the rebels had that morning received ‘ a double portion of oatmeal and whisky for incouragement ’ and that a ‘ graite many … that we took prisoners were drunk ’ , these must have been a fortunate minority , but everyone agrees that the prospect of action had had a reviving effect on even the hungriest and weariest . |
| 4 | Clearly they failed to bring about disarmament , though they may have had a contributory effect on the decision to suspend tests in 1958 and later on the partial test ban treaty . |
| 5 | Overall , the liberalisation which has taken place in the architectural profession since the early 1980s does not seem to have had a revolutionary effect . |
| 6 | However , undoubtedly the night air would have had a sobering effect , especially as the walk was some 2¾ miles long . |
| 7 | The market 's dramatic decline — from its 1989 peak of more than 600,000 barrels to about 400,000 last year — has had a sobering effect on brewers , and realism in now making a welcome return to their predictions of the market 's long-term potential . |
| 8 | Recent warnings by prominent Quebec business leaders concerning the negative economic consequences of independence , coupled with the current economic recession , were thought to have had a sobering effect upon public opinion . |
| 9 | The reduction in the cash available for people to spend due to the April 1988 social security changes and the highest interest rates ever ( enhanced by the multiplier effect ) , has had a major effect on the local economy , in reducing demand for locally produced goods and services . |
| 10 | Whether commissioned as a promotional tool or not , the showing of such films has had a major effect on the outside world 's perception of Edinburgh . |
| 11 | With the higher populations of Amerindians in the past , such groups must have had a major effect on the structure of the forest . |
| 12 | This legislation has had a limited effect , as we shall show . |
| 13 | I just wanted to tell you that I glanced at your book while cleaning my master 's study ( he is a doctor ) and it has had a terrible effect on me . |
| 14 | The strain and anguish of his long ordeal has dearly had a terrible effect on him . |
| 15 | It 's had a terrible effect on the hunt territory . |
| 16 | It 's had a terrible effect on the hunt territory . |
| 17 | What 's more , UEFA can argue that the unique predicament of Red Star Belgrade has had a negative effect on the figures . |
| 18 | Although the recession has had a serious effect on certain sections of our Group , the result for 1992 was one of considerable merit . |
| 19 | The shortcomings of organized religions in having within their ranks and amongst their leadership large numbers who do not live up to their beliefs have had a serious effect on attitudes towards religion . |
| 20 | Evidence is accumulating that the cap , in combination with the transfer of funds to the Research Councils , has had a serious effect on the intellectual life of the University , and its removal is earnestly awaited . |
| 21 | This has led to farmers overstocking animals on the land which has had a devastating effect on birdlife . |
| 22 | The removal of a large section of the landed and business sections of the community would have had a devastating effect on the province as a whole , and especially its economy . |
| 23 | One of them was two metres long and must have had a devastating effect on the plants as it browsed its way through the wet green bogs . |
| 24 | Its operations in Prudhoe Bay , Alaska , have allegedly had a devastating effect on the caribou herds hunted by indigenous peoples in the area . |
| 25 | The changes which came into place in April 1988 have had a devastating effect on young people . |
| 26 | Remember the cuts in the people 's rights at industrial tribunals that have had a profound effect on employment rights , the attack on local democracy , rate capping , the cuts of tax on local government have had a devastating effect on housing and the social fabric of local community . |
| 27 | It must be remembered that these changes have had a complex effect . |
| 28 | The country houses of Goa still retain their Bohemian chandeliers and a mellow stateliness ( left ) , but since land reforms have had a crippling effect on incomes , they are difficult to maintain . |
| 29 | According to Richard Porter , RSPB head of species management , " deliberate persecution has had a crippling effect on some of our rarest birds of prey " . |
| 30 | All this , often broadcast by the media too , has had a detrimental effect on religion causing the age-old cry of the heart , " If there is a God why all this suffering ? " to be raised with ever-greater seriousness and urgency . |