Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reactions vary , and an air cleaner that has a dramatic effect on one person 's health may make no difference to another . |
| 2 | What is revealed is a complex , although often implicit , division of labour that has a marked effect on the social relations of schooling . |
| 3 | It reflects Tennyson 's own life and the tragic death of his friend Hallam , ‘ snatched away by sudden death ’ ; a death that had a deep effect on Tennyson as can be seen in this poem . |
| 4 | And clearly that had a significant effect on the discussion . |
| 5 | NICK FALDO stirred himself at last in the Masters at Augusta National yesterday when a third round of 68 made him five under par for the tournament before a storm caused a three-hour delay that had a disastrous effect on defending champion Ian Woosnam , who had been sharing the lead with Craig Parry . |
| 6 | The question of leisure activities did not arise , and the cheap housing , poor diet , and squalid surroundings produced a total environment that had a depressing effect upon human endeavour : this was especially noticeable in Lancashire . |
| 7 | All our joys and sadnesses come from our emotions , yet little consideration and thought is given to these factors that have a decisive effect on our happiness . |
| 8 | It would erm , provide er , a base where activities could take place in that area , but whilst not , if you like , not directly benefiting the Social Services Committee , or the people that then go to it , would indirectly benefit us in that it would be available for youth and other activities in support of the community that have a knock-on effect er , as far as we 're concerned . |
| 9 | Given the importance of safety in residential areas for children , it would be valuable to extend this checklist to cover those measures that have a particular effect on them . |
| 10 | ‘ Social policy ’ refers to those actions of governments that have a direct effect on the welfare of the citizens of a country . |
| 11 | They are elementary properties of the replicator itself , properties that have a direct effect on its probability of being replicated . |
| 12 | We conclude that acute cigarette smoking causes a significant fall in gastric secretion ( Vg ) , and suggest that this results in raised gastrin values that have a tropic effect on the parietal cell , thereby accounting for the raised secretory capacity of chronic smokers . |
| 13 | It must follow , therefore , that the way man keeps animals contributes significantly to the environment and has a consequential effect on wild flora and fauna . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Resource allocation — between types of material and/or between subjects ( or departments ) — is a function of library policy , and has a profound effect upon collection development . |
| 16 | Convertibility This is an attractive feature and has a positive effect on price . |
| 17 | Warrant attachments This is also an attractive feature and has a positive effect on price . |
| 18 | These will look imposing and create a dramatic effect with shadows . |
| 19 | These brilliant vitreous squares of colour catch the limited rays of light from the high windows of the drum and create a shimmering effect which glows and is alive in the semi-darkness of the church . |
| 20 | Patrick first cut her hair into a soft convex bob before Kerry , using a spatula and slide technique , coloured the hair with a selection of blonde and soft brown shades from Wella 's Koleston 2000 range to help disguise the grey and give a variegated effect . |
| 21 | Fancy designs are available from larger timber merchants , and give a lovely effect when lit from behind . |
| 22 | One simple and obvious way of eliminating the authorial voice and giving a realistic effect to the novel is to make a character the narrator , as in Robinson Crusoe or Jane Eyre or David Copperfield . |
| 23 | Gastrin induced histamine release in a concentration-dependent fashion with threshold concentration of 2 pmol/l and reaching a maximum effect at a gastrin concentration of about 260–520 pmol/ l . |
| 24 | His fate was to be valued as a conversationalist , to his detriment as a writer , and to have a profound effect on those who were to become better known than himself . |
| 25 | That was a real issue during the troubles in the Punjab and had a real effect on Wolverhampton . |
| 26 | In the nineteenth century limits were imposed on local borrowing to ensure that councils would not default over their debt liabilities , for any such default would have undermined financial confidence in public authorities and had a serious effect on rates of interest . |
| 27 | The conflict was regularly reported in the mass media and had a serious effect on public confidence in the party . |
| 28 | But the resignations of Norman Fowler in December 1989 and Peter Walker in March 1990 ( albeit for family reasons ) coming so soon after the major re-adjustments necessitated by Nigel Lawson 's departure in October , both unsettled the Cabinet and had a demoralising effect on backbenchers . |
| 29 | The arguments among wartime commanders focused both on the ineffectiveness of indiscriminate bombing ( there was strong evidence , confirmed in post-war surveys , that it did little to disrupt war production and had a reverse effect on popular morale ) , as well as legal and moral unacceptability . |
| 30 | Another disadvantage of the cementation process was that impurities from the zinc ore , such as iron , became incorporated into the alloy and had a detrimental effect on its mechanical and corrosion-resistant properties . |