to the effect that
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Huang’s response was to the effect that China already has immense and highly advanced technological capabilities, “they have an abundance of energy, they have plenty of chips, they’ve got most of the AI researchers.”
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
A message of a different sort would be delivered if the MPC removed a phrase that has appeared in recent policy statements to the effect that the key rate is likely to be lowered further.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Psychologists point to the effect that isolation can have on human behaviour.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025
Is there a limit to the effect that public pressure can have during a strike, vis-à-vis the economic fundamentals—how long manufacturers believe they can afford to hold out?
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2023
I believe I uttered some words, perhaps in a rather half-hearted way, to the effect that I could not inconvenience them to such an extent.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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