Example sentences of "have a [adj] effect " in BNC.

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1 But no well sometimes it has a reverse effect on people .
2 The lure of a weekly wage-packet has a mesmerizing effect .
3 The fourth way in which the underclass is immobilized at the bottom of our society has been through the spread of means-tested assistance , which has a devastating effect on the initiative of people on low incomes .
4 In chalk grassland in Britain , for example , the removal of grazers , such as rabbits or sheep , has a devastating effect on the fine-leaved bouncy turf rich in species .
5 Or you could always take it off the hook , which has a similar effect .
6 One side has a similar effect to deep black crushed velvet but with a slight sheen , the reverse has a rough pile effect painted in a choice of brown , blue or grey .
7 Shift+direction key(s) has a similar effect . )
8 This has a similar effect and you will begin to grow drowsy and relaxed as the hypnotherapist speaks to you .
9 Let's hope this new move has a similar effect .
10 Gravity has a similar effect ; a spaceship could skip close to a black hole for what would seem to be a short period of time and then emerge to find that , for the rest of the Universe , millions of years had passed .
11 Removing neuron X2 has a similar effect on response to training pattern F'3 .
12 Fe 2 + is the commonest quencher ion , but Ni 2 + has a similar effect .
13 It is known that phosphorylation of the c-Jun A1 activation domain increases transcriptional activity of the protein ( 13 , 14 ) ; perhaps phosphorylation of Ser-249 has a similar effect on the A2 domain ( amino acid residues 238-257 ; ref. 29 ) .
14 They are good for inflammation of the bowel , breathing difficulties , heart problems , high blood pressure , reducing mucus and it also has a calming effect on the body , especially during nausea .
15 This has a threefold effect ; it is to fight a spiritual battle and to proclaim the authority of Jesus in a new area .
16 I 'm thinking , for example , it 's not a medicine as such , but I 'm thinking of the birth control pill , which presumably has a possible effect in its particular form over a period perhaps twenty years , rather than five years , on a person .
17 Wealth to those who deem it important has a destructive effect on happiness because thinking about money is demoralising .
18 In addition to spray drift , intensive farming has a destructive effect on the surrounding fauna and flora .
19 During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal .
20 ( en ii ) the possibility of removing the 16+ as a series of examinations to be taken after a one/two year course for 14–16 year olds at the age of sixteen would remove a constraint which has a distorting effect on the pattern of the curriculum of schools .
21 However , cold tea , and emptying the teapot around the plants has a tremendous effect ; my camellia has glossy new leaves and two new flowers , and a tiny pieris is also pushing its red bracts through .
22 This has a singular effect in travelling through the country : the eye seems ever on the verge of a forest which is as it were by enchantment continually changing into inclosures and hedgerows .
23 A new form of treatment , or a new and more enthusiastic doctor , may act as a morale-booster which has a beneficial effect on the immune system — the sort of effect that the psychoneuroimmunologists are currently studying .
24 Salt water is chosen as it supports your body , prevents the skin from crinkling and has a beneficial effect on the skin , joints and muscles .
25 With window sizes greater than four words , weak overlap has a beneficial effect , albeit minimal .
26 We will then also be able to establish whether artemether has a beneficial effect on the objective and unambiguous primary outcome measures ( full recovery versus recovery with sequelae versus death ) .
27 As previously stated , unless an agreement , arrangement or course of conduct which has a restrictive effect on competition does not have a perceptible effect on trade within the Community , it will fall to be considered under the EC competition rules .
28 Of course , large parts of the brain are involved whenever the beaver builds a dam but , when the G mutation affects this particular part of the brain 's wiring diagram , the change has a specific effect on the behaviour .
29 This has a stratifying effect , keeping aspiring pilots stuck in their present market sector — not too bad for those still gaining useful experience on commuter operations and keeping their licences current , but a doubly hard blow for newly-qualified CPL/IR hopefuls who are unable to find any kind of commercial flying employment .
30 Well because erm the moon here has a gravitational effect on the sea water as we can see on this side .
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