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see in effect, def. 2.

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In Israel, however, a new law took effect January 1st that banned the use of underweight models.
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But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
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All of these increased barriers then have a snowball effect.
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So now the company is asking the FCC to, in effect, reverse itself.
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A revised version of the law goes into effect on January 1st, 2015.
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In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He shrank, as from some one who inflicted pain as a child, unwittingly, to see what the effect would be.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
And so this is why the clever performer cannot reproduce the effect of a speech of Demosthenes or Daniel Webster.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
Children's Ways|James Sully
She stabbed him, noting the effect upon him with a detached interest that seemed indifferent to his pain.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood