Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [verb] a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | That must have a profound effect on the ozone layer . |
| 2 | Er now we think that is absolutely er essential and that should have a serious effect on Information Services . |
| 3 | It would also appear prudent to encourage increased exercise as preliminary work in non-diabetics shows this may have a beneficial effect on blood-pressure levels in hypertensives ( Roman et al , 1981 ) . |
| 4 | A small gallery may have space to show work in only one medium ; this may have a distorting effect on the activity of the group as a whole or of versatile individuals . |
| 5 | This may have a profound effect on the organisms development , e.g. Down 's syndrome ( extra 21 chromosome ) , Kleinfelter 's syndrome XXY ( outwardly male , female characteristics ) . |
| 6 | Obviously , frail elderly people are physically less powerful than those who look after them and in certain circumstances this may have a significant effect on their state of mind . |
| 7 | In the long run , this may have a significant effect upon your ability to control your own weight . |
| 8 | This might involve a direct effect on T-cell precursors , perhaps reflecting a continuation of the dependence of stem cells in the bone marrow on contact with fibroblasts or their matrix products . |
| 9 | This might have a significant effect on out-of-season trade . |
| 10 | This could have a devastating effect on the British economy . ’ |
| 11 | This could have a drastic effect on my turnover . ’ |
| 12 | This could have a big effect on weather forecasts . |
| 13 | It will not be very much , a natural curve is generally about two centimetres , three-quarters of an inch , since more than this could cause a wavy effect . |
| 14 | One could instead increase mutation rates artificially : if doubling mutation rates doubled senescence , or if a slight increase in the mutation rate produced catastrophic senescence ( Box 2 ) , then this would suggest a substantial effect of mutation in the original population . |
| 15 | This would seem a benign effect of Thatcher 's bad potty training , except that Abse has a bee in his bonnet against gambling . |
| 16 | It was almost inevitable that this would have a negative effect on any innovative work . |
| 17 | But there are no convincing reasons for believing that this would have a beneficial effect on economic performance . |
| 18 | This would have a stabilising effect on the emerging democracies in Eastern Europe . |
| 19 | In his essay in Salmagundi , Robert Scholes argues that conservatives desire a common curriculum — any common curriculum — because this would have a unifying effect upon a society that suffers from an excess of pluralism , and this unifying effect , an achieved cultural consensus , would in itself be a good thing for the country socially and politically . |
| 20 | However , if we took our present population of farm animals and provided them with free-range conditions , this would have a severe effect on conservation in Britain . |
| 21 | This will have a knock-on effect throughout the economy , and will drive up interest rates generally . |
| 22 | This will have a major effect on the jobs and services councils will not be able to raise cash by other means . |
| 23 | ‘ This will have a profound effect on the city , ’ said Sir Richard . |
| 24 | This can have a dramatic effect on margins . |
| 25 | This can have a demotivating effect on more able pupils and can lead to under-achievement . |
| 26 | This can have a marked effect on any investment decision . |
| 27 | These may have a direct effect on the child , or reduce the birthweight of the child which will in turn increase the possibility of mental handicap . |
| 28 | Managers may respond by devising routines which will improve the output results but these will have a dramatic effect upon the processes of education back through the school life of every child . |
| 29 | It is claimed that by having sharply separated black and white regions of the skin , rotary breezes will be created between the black and white zones and that these will have a cooling effect . |
| 30 | Some doctors recommend immediate intervention with steroid injections , but although these can have a dramatic effect in reducing inflammation and relieving pain , they can also create a false sense of security . |