Example sentences of "[adv] has a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm thinking , for example , it 's not a medicine as such , but I 'm thinking of the birth control pill , which presumably has a possible effect in its particular form over a period perhaps twenty years , rather than five years , on a person . |
| 2 | this soon tangles itself in a web of white noise and frantic improvisation which eventually has a hypnotising effect on the audience . |
| 3 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 4 | As a result , the 300 volts created by the adults only has a stunning effect if the prey is very close . |
| 5 | Routine soundcheck-hotel-gig-hotel-travel-hotel always has a dulling effect on performance . |
| 6 | Eating also has a relaxing effect , which is fine . |
| 7 | Sinking fund or purchase fund effect This also has a negative effect on price . |
| 8 | They are good for inflammation of the bowel , breathing difficulties , heart problems , high blood pressure , reducing mucus and it also has a calming effect on the body , especially during nausea . |
| 9 | This also has a cooling effect , encouraging condensation |
| 10 | Wind also has a profound effect on plant growth in the Western Isles in that is usually salt-laden , particularly when it has come from the west or south-west , having passed over long distances of wave-tom ocean . |
| 11 | Alcohol also has a dehydrating effect and results in excessive thirst , so do n't have more than your usual two drinks tonight . |
| 12 | Opening up forest land to new migrants also has a double effect : the newcomers lack immunity to local strains of disease and suffer accordingly , while also importing diseases from outside to which the indigenous forest peoples are similarly vulnerable — as happened with malaria in the Brazilian Amazon . |
| 13 | Tobacco kills vitamins and lowers the body 's resistance to disease , particularly to air-borne viruses — a side effect you should be aware of if you are cutting down on body-building food intake — and it also has a depressant effect on appetite . |
| 14 | The adoption of a new metric form , for example , frequently has a roughening effect on the sounds of ordinary language : Pushkin reports that General Ermolov ended up with a stiff jaw after reading poetry by Griboyedov . |
| 15 | The availability of severance frequently has a direct effect on whether at the end of the day the court considers the clause to be reasonable . |
| 16 | Well because erm the moon here has a gravitational effect on the sea water as we can see on this side . |
| 17 | I will contend rather that the judgement that it is there has a necessary effect upon how we are inclined to act . |
| 18 | This then has a knock-on effect on interest rates throughout the economy . |
| 19 | Prison officers say having adult inmates nearby has a stabilising effect on youngsters in prison , even though they never actually come into contact . |
| 20 | If the child feels rejected for any reason , that too has a traumatic effect — whether the rejection was real or imagined . |
| 21 | Finally , the committee recommends , the US should be No 1 where a ‘ field affects other areas of science disproportionately and therefore has a multiplicative effect on other scientific advances ’ . |