Example sentences of "[noun pl] have have a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so , bearing in mind that intention in this context is not the same as motive and that the tort may be committed without any ill will towards the plaintiff , it is likely to be a rare case in which A's words have had a causative effect on B's conduct and yet A escapes liability on the ground that they were only ‘ advice . ’ |
| 2 | Pesticides have had a damaging effect on a lot of wildlife , including birds of prey , but for some reason this does n't seem to have affected barn owls as much as the sparrowhawk and peregrine populations . |
| 3 | Diarrhetic shellfish toxins have had a disastrous effect on the seafood industry in many parts of the world . |
| 4 | On the contrary , the economic crisis in the rich countries has led , not surprisingly , to a still greater preoccupation with national economic issues and national development , one aspect of this situation being that aid to the developing countries by the Western nations who are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) has declined as a percentage of their gross national product , while the various protectionist measures which they have taken in recent years have had an adverse effect upon the trade of the developing countries . |
| 5 | Intensive farming methods and particularly insecticides have had a disastrous effect on the lesser kestrel , an insectivore which now numbers only hundreds , whilst wetland birds such as the marbled teal and white-headed duck fail as their habitat is drained for crops . |
| 6 | It must be remembered that these changes have had a complex effect . |
| 7 | These changes have had a marked effect on farmland as an aggregation of bird habitats . |
| 8 | The country houses of Goa still retain their Bohemian chandeliers and a mellow stateliness ( left ) , but since land reforms have had a crippling effect on incomes , they are difficult to maintain . |
| 9 | The shortcomings of organized religions in having within their ranks and amongst their leadership large numbers who do not live up to their beliefs have had a serious effect on attitudes towards religion . |
| 10 | The lower prices have had a dampening effect on innovative schemes to make better use of the natural resources consumed , and will do nothing to stimulate necessary investment by the generators on modernising their capacity . |
| 11 | It is clearly one area where government housing policies have had an equalising effect . |