Example sentences of "[noun] has a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seemingly minor change has a major effect on the function of the haemoglobin molecule : de-oxygenated HbS is insoluble and precipitates within the red cell , forming long crystals which force the red cell to assume the eponymous sickle shape . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Some have argued that change has a cumulative effect . |
| 4 | ‘ The contract has a fundamental effect on our business , ’ said Runcorn operations manager . |
| 5 | Indeed , they are treated more as grown-up students than as children to be spoon-fed , and this in almost every case has a good effect both on the work produced and on their motivation . |
| 6 | I do think the artificial division of people into age groups has a damaging effect on society . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In the overall scheme of things , however , loyalist violence has a different effect — and it is quite the opposite to what is intended . |
| 9 | Despite the dual action of PTHrP on bone and kidney , the agents available for the treatment of TIH are mainly aimed at reducing bone resorption , and no agent has a substantial effect on calcium excretion . |
| 10 | The presence of significant amounts of haemoglobin F has a protective effect against sickling and such individuals express relatively mild disease . |
| 11 | However , where the task is not regarded as important arousal has a different effect , merely causing distraction . |
| 12 | It may be significant that it is the only instance where pooling the data has a strengthening effect on the correlations , supporting the view that communication problems are at the root of a large number of industrial problems in all cultures . |
| 13 | The specialization of functions has a dispersive effect and a primary function of government becomes that of securing co-ordination amongst the parts . |
| 14 | The generation of surplus ACT has a detrimental effect on the company 's reported earnings , since it must usually be written off in the accounts . |
| 15 | If after the plaintiff has been harmed his damages are increased by his failure to have proper medical attention , this failure by him to mitigate his damage would have prevented him from recovering that portion of his loss which is attributable to his omission , and it is doubtful whether section 13(6) of the 1965 Act has a different effect . |
| 16 | The following demonstration compares a stall with a little too much rudder to a stall in a slightly slipping turn , and shows how even slightly too much rudder has a significant effect at the stall . |
| 17 | The Princess has a curious effect on pregnant women . |
| 18 | That speakers do introduce what they want to say via some form of personal reference has a noticeable effect on the structure of contributions in conversational discourse . |
| 19 | Such capacitance has a detrimental effect on the attenuating performance , both changing the reduction in amplitude between input and output and introducing a phase shift at sufficiently high frequency . |
| 20 | Acetone has a damaging effect on cell membrane lipids , and inhalation of the vapour should be minimized . |
| 21 | Black youths may feel that their participation in sport has a negative effect on their other school pursuits and it may ; but this does not mean that their academic lives are burnt out by the fires of sporting commitment . |
| 22 | This study was designed to investigate the possibility that transferring to human insulin has a direct effect on the perception and experience of hypoglycaemia . |
| 23 | The grain size of the sediment has a direct effect on the percolation rate which is the main control of gradient , the coarser the beach sediment the steeper the slope . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | In addition to spray drift , intensive farming has a destructive effect on the surrounding fauna and flora . |
| 26 | ‘ A system failure has a knock-on effect throughout the hotel and adequate contingency plans must be in place to cope with such a situation . |
| 27 | ‘ We ( in the USA ) could organise stockholder resolutions and protests about this as we have done with the Nestle company and others on the use of infant formula in developing nations where such distribution has a negative effect on the health of children , ’ writes Dr Chain . |
| 28 | Apart from improving villagers ' gardens , the Conservation Group has a unifying effect . |
| 29 | The choice of organizational structure and process has a major effect on the way STI ( scientific and technical information ) is transferred and the quality of the STI disseminated and used . |
| 30 | So these people are important to you , so it 's vitally important that you do n't let them down , because initially this business has a strange effect on you in as much as it seems to take over your mind , does n't it ? |