Hoarding knowledge may have been effective at a time when it had a longer shelf life.
What actions have you seen that have been effective for retailers to target their customers?
And those -- we believe those programs have been effective -- not enough, but effective.
Anecdotal evidence suggests these efforts have been effective, but the picture is still grim.
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But he asked whether full-body scanners would have been effective in detecting the substances allegedly carried by Mr Abdulmutallab.
However, an earlier proposal that would undoubtedly have been effective has been dropped.
The report also highlights examples of relatively inexpensive actions that have been effective in curbing emissions at national level.
Policies that have been effective in reducing gun crime and violence are higher rates of incarceration for repeat offenders, for longer terms, and concealed carry permits.
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Comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising and promotion, such as the one recently adopted by some countries in the European Union, have been effective in reducing consumption.
So if this were something that we tried to institute last year, when the economy was moving down, it wouldn't have been effective--it doesn't have a stimulative effect.
While the policies implemented by the central government in 2011 have been effective in stabilizing residential price growth across the country, they have come at some cost to the coffers of the local governments.
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While these policies - clamping down on loans, currency appreciation and interest rate rises - have been effective inflation fighting tactics, they have proven to be a drag on growth for the corporate sector.
Leaders of the Democratic majority in the legislature oppose the cap, although the legislature did stop a scheduled increase in the gross receipts tax from 7% to 7.5% that would have been effective July 1.
Analysts at Nomura and Barclays agree the LTRO programs have been effective in the short-term, but warn that markets have deceived themselves into believing they are the solution to the current sovereign debt crisis.
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Second, environmentalists have been effective at stopping timber sales because courts and agency officers have recognised consistently that the Forest Service, in catering mainly to logging over the decades, has failed to comply with scientifically sound resource-protection laws that govern forest management.
And it has been shown that the African Union troops, where they have been present, have been somewhat effective.
In the past, QE programs have been mostly effective at driving the markets higher.
And so, on a whole range of issues they have been an effective partner with us.
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Whether you agree with the tactics of Germany or not, they have been highly effective.
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It could have been an effective message: Macs are shiny toys, PCs are valuable tools.
Deputy Jones says Jersey's current two-tier housing system and job licences have not been effective.
But have they been effective in preventing those most vulnerable from becoming gambling addicts?
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And do you feel like you have been an effective leader when it comes to the economy?
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Mr. Cameron's tactics don't appear to have been very effective: He burned political capital in return for nothing.
We'll never know if Rivera's cutter would have been as effective if he had employed it as a starter.
Western export controls effected under the voluntary arrangement known as COCOM have been highly effective in safeguarding this qualitative edge.
But we've seen the kind of behind-the-scenes discussions and negotiations have been very effective in encouraging China to strengthen their currency.
The types of steps we are taking today have been remarkably effective.
By in large, the various regulators have not been effective in preventing or even catching fraud until the damage has been done.
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But in recent years, they have been less effective at developing the same level of grass-roots energy as earlier movements, including their own in the 1970s.
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