Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] the effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though it is often suggested that Metastrongylus may transmit some of the porcine viruses , and may enhance the effect of viruses already present in the lungs , the role of the worm is not conclusively proven . |
| 2 | Also , regulatory mechanisms such as increased natriuresis may counteract the effect of ACE on peripheral resistance . |
| 3 | Surely you must know the effect you have on me ? ’ |
| 4 | The House of Lords held that the jury should consider the effect of these acts on a reasonable man , without regard to the sexual impotence . |
| 5 | In my judgment we both can and should consider the effect of article 10 . |
| 6 | Finally , we must consider the effect on national income of a change in the lump-sum tax ( T ) on the assumption that consumption , saving and imports depend on disposable income ( Y d ) rather than national income ( Y ) : recall that Y d = Y - T. Suppose that the lump-sum tax is raised by £2 million ( from £2m. to £4m . ) . |
| 7 | here it does not , the sponsor must understand the effect of this and consider whether it is acceptable or not . |
| 8 | Sarah had previously suggested that they should try the effect of Queen Caroline 's ‘ Christmas trees ’ — young fir trees set in tubs and put upon the table or in a window seat and then decked with penny candles . |
| 9 | This should have the effect of making you more register-conscious ( as if you were playing a piano ) when dealing with chords , and it should also help to demystify those hazy lower-string regions which all too many guitarists are inclined to avoid . |
| 10 | Such a change should have the effect of reducing the number of apparently aimless mergers among large firms , and this in itself might help to ameliorate the bandwagon effect on all firms during merger waves . |
| 11 | However , if the tenant has the right to determine the lease , the draftsman must be careful lest that right should have the effect of making time limits in the rent review procedure of the essence . |
| 12 | This lack of exposure in itself must have the effect of limiting motivation : staff nurses are rarely found battering at the tutors ' doors for advice on how to develop their teaching skills , and some way of motivating them and making them see the importance of teaching must be found . |
| 13 | Whatever their merits , these developments must have the effect of diminishing the extent to which policies and strategic decision making are the expression of the will of an institution 's academic community . |
| 14 | Two further examples may show the effect of Ultra on the conduct of the war : the sinking of the Bismarck on 27 May 1941 ; and that critical moment in the Western Desert in August 1942 when Montgomery , through Ultra , was able to predict the direction and strength of Rommel 's attack at Alam Halfa , where the Axis failure prepared the ground for the British success at El Alamein in the autumn . |
| 15 | In other words , the relationship suggests that there is a trade-off between unemployment and inflation and that the main task facing policy-makers is to choose their preferred combination of the outcomes for two problems and to seek policies which might have the effect of shifting the curve towards the origin . |
| 16 | Were I to agree to do more than that , it might have the effect of making it extremely difficult for either management or employees to launch a successful bid . |
| 17 | It is not defamatory to predict , incorrectly , take-over or cessations of business , which might have the effect of injuring trade but which do not reduce esteem for the trader . |
| 18 | True , Knox might exaggerate the effect , just as Foxe no doubt inflated the consequences of the English persecution in that Elizabethan best-seller , his Book of Martyrs . |
| 19 | Rawlinson wished to attack at first light , or even earlier ; the French insisted on waiting until daylight so that they might gauge the effect of their all-night artillery fire . |
| 20 | You 'll find the effect delightfully refreshing . |
| 21 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
| 22 | This was heresy , or at least beyond his comprehension Erica could see the effect her words were having . |
| 23 | Besides monitoring the EC proposals , Mr Eggar is also keeping an eye on other government departments which he said had the tendency to introduce measures which , however well intentioned , could have the effect of strangling small businesses . |
| 24 | Certainly general policies , such as those reproduced in part below , could have the effect not only of preventing but abating existing odour nuisance , the county council having recognised that in most cases where odour pollution causes problems , the source of the odour is either close to residential property or industry is so densely concentrated that the total odour emission is unacceptable . |
| 25 | Such a quantitative approach could have the effect of reducing odour problems where those are the result of major pollutants such as hydrogen sulphide , sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen , but is unlikely to have much effect on other odour emissions , e.g. those rural in origin or those arising due to minute concentrations of chemicals with low odour threshold detection values . |
| 26 | Parliament discarded the phrase ‘ those whose minds are open to such immoral influence ’ , with its overtones of whether or not a gentleman would let his servants read such and such a book , since the words ‘ deprave and corrupt ’ already carried the sense of ‘ immoral influence ’ , together with a tacit assumption that writings or other works of the imagination could have the effect of tending to make men wicked . |
| 27 | Multiple use of easier-to-get conventional credit cards could have the effect of removing the present credit limit long-stop defence against overspending , without replacing it by the specially stringent customer vetting process which unlimited credit surely needs . |
| 28 | Finally , Mr. Langley submitted that there was a strong presumption against the court having made an order which could have the effect of overriding or emasculating section 39 , and that it would be wrong to construe the injunction as being inconsistent with powers expressly given by Parliament to the Bank of England . |
| 29 | The law recognises that the shareholders ' interest lies ultimately in the value of their shares and not in the business as such , or at least , it recognises that it should be the shareholders who determine the outcome of a bid , and hence ( as we will see in more detail in Chapter 5 ) prohibits certain forms of defensive action on the part of the target company board which could have the effect of depriving the members of an opportunity to dispose of their investment on favourable terms . |
| 30 | This could have the effect of improving girls ' spatial visualisation skills — and may also , directly or indirectly , favourably affect their learning of mathematics . |