Example sentences of "but [art] effects [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But the effects of sniffing wears off quickly , too .
2 The food shortages suffered by people in Russia have been well publicised , but the effects of this on the country 's pets have been even more dramatic .
3 Its biochemical causes are little understood but the effects of the disease in terms of organic deterioration are irrefutable and its effects on behaviour catastrophic .
4 He then goes on to declare that ‘ as the pain and sickness caused by manna are confessedly nothing but the effects of its operation on the stomach ’ , so sweetness and whiteness are ‘ but the effects of the operations of manna by the motion , size , and figure of its particles on the eyes and palate ’ .
5 For example , while sexual dimorphism in size is likely to evolve where variation in male success is greater than female success and a given increment in body size has the same effect on breeding success in both sexes , it will also evolve if variation in reproductive success is similar in both sexes but size has a greater influence on success in males or even if variation in success is greater in females but the effects of size are greater among males .
6 Conversely , sexual dimorphism in size is unlikely to evolve in circumstances where variation in reproductive success is greater among males but the effects of size on reproductive success are slight in both sexes .
7 The failure of the reformers to incorporate the all-important forest land into the settlement and the neglect of the landholdings of the imperial family were criticized , but the effects of the land reform were far-reaching .
8 They see not only the immediacy of pain but the effects of damage , accident and fate on human lives .
9 In practice , however , the decision as to what emission standard is to be adopted inevitably considers not only economic and technological aspects but the effects of air pollution on human health and the environment , as well as the political climate and public opinion .
10 Sandstorms and sand dunes are spectacular features and indicate significant wind action , but the effects of wind in deserts may easily be overstressed , especially the erosive effects .
11 Recent historical changes of soils are more numerous than the degree of research attention accorded by physical geographers might suggest but the effects of salinity , drainage , fertilizers , pollution and land use change all have considerable significance for soil pedons and soil processes .
12 Electricity Board engineers restored some power to the leisure complex this afternoon … but the effects of the weekend 's floods are likely to be felt for week 's to come .
13 Because of its coastal habitat , incidental catches in gill-nets are widespread but the effects on the population are unknown .
14 We have seen ( pp. 30–1 , above ) that the vast expansion in the number of such fires in the postwar years had provided consumers with a way of avoiding the consequences of coal rationing , but the effects on the electricity supply system were devastating .
15 If France had exceeded its authority it would have been in breach of this agreement , but the effects on the relationship between Morocco and a third party are less clear .
16 They will be discussed again in Chapter 10 in relation to hypothesized functions of sleep , but the effects on subsequent recovery sleep , and the consequences for performance tasks will be outlined here .
17 The exceptions were in four main areas : in the west during the first onslaughts when the khanate of Kuchum was being eliminated ; in the far north-east against the Chukchis and Karnchatkan Itelmens ( here Russian losses may not have been very severe , but the effects on the aboriginal population were catastrophic ) ; in the south-east in the struggle with the Manchus for domination of the Amur , where the Russians were beaten ; and finally in the south-west against the nomadic horsemen of the steppes who were a thorn in the Russians ' flesh for over a century .
18 But the effects in turn influence both resources and climate .
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