Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] a [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er now we think that is absolutely er essential and that should have a serious effect on Information Services . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Committee fails entirely to discuss , however , whether mistakes of a similar kind should have a similar effect . |
| 4 | Similarly , the court has implied the grant of a right of way , solely for the purpose of a rent review , in order that the rent review clause should have a practical effect ( Jefferies v O " Neill ( 1983 ) 269 EG 131 ) and has enlarged a definition of " lessor " in a lease in order to give effect to a general scheme for the maintenance of a building and the recovery of a service charge ( Adelphi ( Estates ) Ltd v Christie ( 1983 ) 269 EG 221 ) . |
| 5 | The diet should have a beneficial effect on blood lipids without contributing to hyperglycaemia . |
| 6 | At this level of sensitivity metal objects in the vicinity should have a marked effect if they are moved . |
| 7 | One could anticipate far more poisons being put down , and such activities must have a detrimental effect on the environment . |
| 8 | And an excess of fluoride must have a systemic effect elsewhere in the body . |
| 9 | Apart from the lithological details of the rock , the height of the cliff must have a considerable effect on the rate at which it weathers back . |
| 10 | Their vulgarity and silliness , and the distorted , unreal , Americanised ( in the worst sense ) view of life presented must have a deteriorating effect , and lead , at the best , to the formation of false ideals . ’ |
| 11 | That must have a profound effect on the ozone layer . |
| 12 | If the colour-code used blue for distance , like the atmosphere , they might give a 3-D effect too . |
| 13 | Being left alone for a while might have a calming effect . |
| 14 | The fact that such monitoring was taking place might have a salutary effect on the behaviour of those responsible for selecting medical staff . |
| 15 | They were understandably concerned to steer a middle course between over-confidence which might lead to an excessive number of candidates and realism which might have a restrictive effect . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Now , if we think about actions which might have a beneficial effect on welfare or on conservation , there are some which benefit both at the same time . |
| 18 | It was a timely reminder that her own garden needed attention and in any case , mechanical tasks like digging and muck-spreading might have a therapeutic effect on her emotional system . |
| 19 | But also it might have a greater effect on leukaemic cells , which divide more frequently , probably use more folic acid , and are thus more vulnerable to a competitive antagonist . |
| 20 | This might have a significant effect on out-of-season trade . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | In more normal times , however , we may see a second effect of dominant values . |
| 23 | It is also possible that small intestinal overgrowth with deconjugating bacteria was present in some cases , which could counteract a concomitant effect of ileal dysfunction on bile acid synthesis . |
| 24 | On the one hand , assuming the assessments to have been broadly accurate , the level of exploitation might have varied widely : it was , for instance , regarded as axiomatic that enclosed ground was worth substantially more than common , while manorial custom and estate policy could exercise a profound effect on rents . |
| 25 | In most areas , the votes of mentally handicapped people may make little difference but in very marginal constituencies , such as Brecon and Radnor , where there are approximately 250 people with a severe mental handicap and where the majority was only 56 at the last election , the voting patterns of even small populations could have a crucial effect . |
| 26 | High earning possibilities could have a compensating effect , for if they increased the " idleness " of those already employed , they also drew in new hands . |
| 27 | The Bank is also concerned that disclosure of such information , where the matters at issue are not yet proved , could have a negative effect upon the [ defendants ] . |
| 28 | In fact rural telephone experience could have a beneficial effect , if carefully applied , in a busy city bureau . |
| 29 | Merck , the US pharmaceutical company which discovered that this drug — originally developed as a treatment for worms in animals — could have a beneficial effect in humans , has made it available in West Africa free of charge . |
| 30 | For example , one British study ( Brody and Tarling , 1990 ) concluded that we could have a substantial effect on the crime rate if everyone convicted of an indictable offence received a mandatory 19-month prison sentence . |