primary effect
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The test required courts to consider whether the government practice being challenged had a secular purpose, whether its primary effect was to advance or inhibit religion, and whether it encouraged excessive government entanglement with religion.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
The primary effect will be to allow some Venezuelan oil to flow back to the United States, "which will help the U.S. refining system," Wirth said.
From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2022
Yet for all Pink’s razzle-dazzle — and let me be clear in saying that this new aerial stunt was truly astounding — the primary effect of Friday’s production wasn’t practical or technological but emotional.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2018
The primary effect of the radiation was on a layer high in Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
The primary effect of his sudden and unusual hospitality was to arouse all Gorby's suspicions; but on second thoughts, deeming himself quite a match for Kilsip, both mentally and physically, Gorby accepted the invitation.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Hume, Fergus
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