Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] effect " in BNC.

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1 It produces that effect but it also makes er males more aggressive , more likely to take risks , which explains the accident figures , more likely to become involved in violence .
2 If it has that effect , it is not disputed that the rule of law applies , namely , that the release of one of two joint debtors has the effect of releasing the other .
3 It has that effect only because of the way the rest of the computer is wired up .
4 It has that effect .
5 It has little effect at low currents but severely reduces voltage at high currents .
6 Alright it reduces trade in agricultural products , but it has other effects ?
7 The publicity is fairly short-lived , of course it has tremendous effect on the British media , and we 're all very , very happy for the families of these people
8 Mostly , it has negative effects , enabling the richer nations to race away with an increasing share of the world 's economic wealth , often ‘ earned ’ by exploiting the resources of the poor nations ( see p. 226 ) .
9 It has some effects , not obviously related , on coughing ( for which it is a useful suppressant ) and on the bowels ( where it causes inconvenient constipation ) .
10 If it has any effect , it will be slightly beneficial on the inflation front , but I would n't want to exaggerate that .
11 It has different effects on people depending on their state of mind , but it can exaggerate depression in someone who is suffering from anxiety .
12 erm , my Lord , in relation to that erm and er is an example , the European court itself and only the European court has the power to limit the direct effect of the provision , they can say well it has direct effect in these circumstances prospectively , but not retroactively and only the European court , that court alone has that power , all other courts , national courts must , my Lord this is your duty under article five I would submit to enforce article eighty five and three F
13 Young age at marriage powerfully increases the fertility of working-class women , but it has less effect on the fertility of middle-class women .
14 Nor does he specify what kind of effects might be achieved by a reformulation or explain how it achieves those effects .
15 It exerts many effects upon the body .
16 It exerts antibacterial effects by depriving bacteria of iron required for growth , and it has anti-inflammatory poperties — for example , by preventing complement activation through inhibition of classical C3 convertase .
17 Chloroguanide was not itself a pyrimidine , but it was sufficiently close for it to be tested in L. casei , where it showed interesting effects , resembling some of Hitchings ' compounds .
18 A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ .
19 Once a patient has his magic number , does it have any effect ?
20 The gravest doubt which has assailed historians about Charlemagne 's moral and educational programme is whether it had much effect .
21 Mrs. Jones did not understand that it had that effect , notwithstanding that the creditor 's solicitor went through the mortgage with her and explained it to her before she signed .
22 All the leading cars traded places briefly during a flurry of pit-stops but it had little effect on Prost who was able to pull clear and win comfortably .
23 In the 1950s , the government of Colonel Oscar Osorio ( 1950–6 ) passed a law prohibiting prostitution in El Salvador , although it had little effect beyond filling the prisons for a short time .
24 She screamed , but it had little effect , just added to the confusion that reigned in the room .
25 We had continuous news from the front , but unless it involved someone we knew , it had little effect on us .
26 It had little effect and she had to force herself into the driving seat and begin the return journey .
27 All the leading cars traded places briefly during a flurry of pit-stops but it had little effect on Prost who was able to pull clear and win comfortably .
28 None the less , the press still showed a moderately powerful influence on voting even when we controlled for voters ' initial partisanship and ideology ( Table 8.13 ) It had most effect upon those who were initially undecided or were Alliance identifiers .
29 The dominion status declaration was made in October 1929 and met on the Congress side by what amounted to a demand that it take immediate effect .
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