Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] have a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time the existence of strong groups may have a detrimental effect upon the organisation where the group puts forward its own interests at the expense of the organisation as a whole . |
| 2 | A noteworthy recent example of the use of Article 100 in the area of social policy is Council Directive 91/533 on an employer 's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship , where it is quite simply asserted in the recitals that ‘ differences in the legislation of Member States may have a direct effect on the operation of the common market ’ . |
| 3 | If latent inhibition and habituation reflect the operation of a common mechanism , then procedural variations that modify the magnitude of one of these phenomena should have a similar effect on the other . |
| 4 | One could anticipate far more poisons being put down , and such activities must have a detrimental effect on the environment . |
| 5 | The APU would not have been accused of exerting a conservative influence with its cross-curricular model ; however , the eventual selection of subjects could have a narrowing effect on the curriculum . |
| 6 | Smith conceded that higher taxes on big cars would have a harmful effect on the UK 's motor industry , hurting Jaguar in particular , which is already suffering a severe fall in demand . |
| 7 | On the other hand reduced injections will have a contractionary effect on income levels in the domestic circular flow . |
| 8 | The arts can have a liberating effect on people , encouraging them to change from being passive and dependent to being creative and active . |
| 9 | The antibiotics can have an adverse effect on the body 's response mechanisms , possibly some aspect of the immune system . |
| 10 | It is here of course that the precise order in which voters place candidates can have a decisive effect on the destination of the last seat(s) . |
| 11 | To begin with the quality of the font designs can have a substantial effect ; not all versions of Times look as good as they ought to . |
| 12 | The argument for separating judgments of quality from the funding have been put to him by some people in higher education who are afraid that quality judgments might have a practical effect on the universities . |
| 13 | For countries , like the UK , which rely heavily on imported raw materials and foodstuffs , a rise in the price of imports may have a considerable effect on the domestic inflation rate . |
| 14 | The RSPB claims that even a small oil spill in these areas could have a disastrous effect on wildlife . |
| 15 | She added that any attempt to restrict the availability of parents could have a detrimental effect on children . |
| 16 | The consequences of erecting barriers — even if we could do that — to produce and use fuel at a price that we could achieve only if we erected those barriers would have a direct effect on the cost of power . |
| 17 | It is well known that marital breakdown between parents can have a dire effect upon the child in terms of immediate misery , and subsequent disruption of personality and relationships . |
| 18 | And as depressed parents can have a deleterious effect on their children 's behaviour and vulnerability to psychiatric disturbance ( Rutter , 1966 ) , the number of people who can be affected in some way by the disorder is substantial and marks it out as one of the most important psychiatric conditions . |
| 19 | The attitudes in this respect even on mere acquaintances can have a marked effect on circumstances . |
| 20 | It is to be hoped that the continued development of training provision in these last two non-tariff areas can have a positive effect on lowering perceived barriers . |
| 21 | The park authority say that the upgrading of the towpath for cyclists could have an adverse effect on the landscape and ecology of the area and be in conflict with other towpath users . |
| 22 | First , proposed increases in energy and payroll taxes could have a knock-on effect on wage demands and prices . |
| 23 | The letting and operation of such contracts could have a profound effect on health care planning . |
| 24 | High earning possibilities could have a compensating effect , for if they increased the " idleness " of those already employed , they also drew in new hands . |
| 25 | While changing agricultural prices and subsidies will have a marked effect on which options look most economic , as ENDS remarked , ‘ controls based on a combination of land use and water measures ’ are probably the best option . |
| 26 | These Directives could have a profound effect upon the value for money which insurance companies and pension providers can offer their customers , throughout Europe , in the years ahead . |
| 27 | In particular , the art trade fears that the exclusion of precious metals would have a devastating effect on the silver market . |
| 28 | The changes would have a detrimental effect on bus passengers . |
| 29 | Owner occupiers account for 23pc of households and the inclusion of work to their properties would have a beneficial effect on the overall scheme , members heard . |
| 30 | Merely using stronger chemical bonds will have a small effect upon the strength of a cracked material by comparison with the stress concentrating effect of the crack and this is why diamond and sapphire are brittle and usually not especially strong , in spite of their hardness and high chemical bond energies . |