Example sentences of "have a profound effect " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The extreme oceanicity of the climate of the Western Isles has a profound effect on vegetation , so that montane plants grow at much lower altitudes than in more continental areas .
3 Resource allocation — between types of material and/or between subjects ( or departments ) — is a function of library policy , and has a profound effect upon collection development .
4 Here the influences of the professionals , psychologists , psychiatrists , psycho-analysts and paediatricians have played an important part in convincing us ( as every mother knows ) that the quality of physical care has a profound effect on the social and emotional development of children .
5 This fact has a profound effect on service provision .
6 Urinary incontinence has a profound effect on the day to day lives of most of those who suffer from it .
7 As well as influencing the writer , the introduction has a profound effect on the reader .
8 The crystalline content of a polymer has a profound effect on its properties and it is important to know how the rate of crystallization will vary with the temperature , especially during the processing and manufacturing of polymeric articles .
9 Even its critics concede that the Saatchi Collection has had a profound effect on the visual culture of this country , but it has always occupied an uneasy position — it has the status of a national institution , yet it is in private ownership .
10 The science of biology , therefore , has had a profound effect on how we view our sexual identity .
11 It has had a profound effect on personal morality — especially on criminality . ’
12 One of the major social phenomena in Latin America since the Second world war and one that has had a profound effect on the social transformation of the continent , is the urban explosion .
13 Listening to all these personal accounts has had a profound effect on us .
14 Not only have such unsupervised activities been questionable in terms of economics , they have also had a profound effect on the river environment .
15 However , the teachings of the Hebrew bible and other scriptures derived from the same remote writings and philosophies , have had a profound effect on the events of the past several thousand years .
16 The Soviet debate of the 1920s was the first in history to face the problems of growth in a conscious manner , and they were not merely theoretical discussions since the results could have had a profound effect upon the actual outcome of events .
17 Mike Radford 's paper , Auditing for Change , reviews the work and effectiveness of the Audit Commission , arguing that the Commission has had a profound effect on the debate about the future of local government .
18 Alan Smith , commercial director of Vista Computer Systems , said : ‘ The new VAT legislation has had a profound effect on computer systems used by publishers .
19 There is , however , another and even more serious aspect of the closed mind which has had a profound effect on British archaeological thinking .
20 Whatever the causes , the rise in part-time work has had a profound effect on the employment conditions and prospects of a growing number of workers .
21 Changes in technology and the associated decline in the size of the farm labour force have also had a profound effect on the relationship between the farm worker and his employer .
22 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 .
23 But more subtly , lack of job satisfaction has had a profound effect on their morale and ‘ staying power ’ .
24 The computer revolution has had a profound effect on the mathematics associated with the analysis of computer programs .
25 Monmonier ( 1982 , p. 2 ) believes that ‘ the digital computer has had a profound effect on maps , an effect that will equal or surpass the changes in mapping occasioned by the invention of the printing press and the discovery of photography ’ .
26 This has had a profound effect on systems analysis and database design .
27 The opposition of these two blocs has had a profound effect on the geopolitics of the global system in the second half of the twentieth century .
28 Remember the cuts in the people 's rights at industrial tribunals that have had a profound effect on employment rights , the attack on local democracy , rate capping , the cuts of tax on local government have had a devastating effect on housing and the social fabric of local community .
29 They could have a profound effect upon the motor industry worldwide , since the standards can be met only with use of electric cars and alternative fuels .
30 Tax policy may have a profound effect on those on low incomes , but constitutionally any changes are a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer .
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