Example sentences of "have a damaging effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do think the artificial division of people into age groups has a damaging effect on society . |
| 2 | Acetone has a damaging effect on cell membrane lipids , and inhalation of the vapour should be minimized . |
| 3 | has a damaging effect on the ES ’ trust and confidence in your ability to carry out the duties for which you are employed . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | For a country accustomed to oil self-sufficiency the need to import could have a damaging effect on China 's ambitious economic plans . |
| 6 | Drug use can have a damaging effect on your teeth . |
| 7 | However , this is not to deny that pornographic videos may well have a damaging effect . |
| 8 | If the privatisation programme were to cease , it would have a damaging effect on the inflow of funds , as would proposals to renationalise parts of industry which is what the Labour party proposes . |
| 9 | capital allowances — which I think he may want — it could have a damaging effect on the quality of investment decisions , which are at present made for good , sound , commercial reasons ? |
| 10 | The prospectuses of the two new generating companies , National Power and Powergen , both include warnings that tight environmental restrictions would have a damaging effect on potential profits . |
| 11 | The decision has drawn protests from environmentalists , who warn that it could have a damaging effect on the Danube valley ecosystem , and the Hungarian government , which views it as a possible infringement of territorial integrity . |
| 12 | Wells is one of her largest customers , and its closure would have a damaging effect on her . |
| 13 | Scientists are concerned that their increasing use may be having a damaging effect on river and animal life , although it is acknowledged that only a small proportion of the phosphate in our rivers and lakes comes from domestic sources . |
| 14 | Alternatively the dominance of one-off dance and rap records in the charts could be having a damaging effect on business as a whole — generally success in the singles chart promotes album sales but dance artists seldom shine in the album format . |
| 15 | The road that they have created I think is having a damaging effect on the team and is making it more difficult for us to get the results . |
| 16 | While most of us would acknowledge that some level of stress is required to enable us to function and to be sufficiently motivated , the effects of continued high levels of stress have been shown to have a damaging effect on the ability to maintain our personal sense of purpose , usefulness and well-being . |
| 17 | Power generation problems , which have a damaging effect on industrial growth are endemic within South Asia . |
| 18 | Scientists investigating mining areas and waste tips in Britain hundreds of years old have found no evidence that the high levels of heavy metals " lead , zinc , arsenic , cadmium and other " have a damaging effect on human health . |