Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [verb] a [adj] effect " in BNC.

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1 These findings raise the possibility that the results with deep dyslexics , which appear to show a facilitating effect of highly imageable words on reading performance , might just as plausibly be attributed to the fact that such words tend to be learned at an early age in life .
2 So , yes there is ‘ bad ’ cholesterol , the LDL which are associated with a greater risk of heart disease , and ‘ good ’ cholesterol , the HDL which appear to have a protective effect .
3 This has led to farmers overstocking animals on the land which has had a devastating effect on birdlife .
4 They anticipated a number of significant developments which subsequently took place , like the setting up of a local authority for the Western Isles which has had a stimulating effect on the whole life of the area .
5 A second major influence which has had a dramatic effect in the second half of the century has been the educational approach .
6 A misrepresentation of history which has had a malignant effect on the affairs of Lewis and of crofting ever since .
7 There is , however , another and even more serious aspect of the closed mind which has had a profound effect on British archaeological thinking .
8 But there are also public fears which threaten to have a direct effect on your private life and which also arouse your feelings of human togetherness and compassion .
9 Tracing the origins of Chinese civilisation back to the Yellow River ( Huanghe ) , the ‘ cradle ’ of the nation 's culture , a basic contradiction was noted which continued to have a profound effect on the people .
10 Apart from caffeine ( which does have a small effect in speeding up the metabolism ) no substance we eat or drink was proved by scientific methods to have any realistic effect in speeding away our surplus fat .
11 The most substantive changes have been considerable upward adjustments in prices paid to farmers , which have had a positive effect on output .
12 When Aragon asserts that he has become " an entirely new man , he is not simply engaging in literary rhetoric , but referring quite explicitly to social and political events which have had a profound effect on his life-style .
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