Example sentences of "has a direct [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A finding of contributory negligence on the other hand has a direct financial effect on the plaintiff .
2 First , the relative powerlessness of the patient in the face of the doctor 's superior knowledge can be exploited , particularly if the doctor has a direct financial interest in the outcome ( the " overtreatment " problem , for example ) .
3 The laying of land drains is destructive in itself , as is the deep ploughing that often follows it , but drainage also has a direct dramatic effect on archaeological sites .
4 It thus has a direct social dimension , which other human rights ( food , clothing , shelter , health care ) do not have in the same way .
5 We did not find an association between smoking and the grade of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , and so our data do not support the hypothesis that cigarette smoke has a direct mutagenic effect on the cervical epithelium .
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