What is the point, after all, of making these various noises if not to have an effect on a listener?
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So, if the distortion effect does not show up in higher prices of goods and services, where does it show up?
If they do not have that effect, it may be that the problem of voting discrimination--which was, of course, quite serious half a century ago--has been entirely solved.
If Mr Eppig is right, the near-abolition of serious infections in these countries, by vaccination, clean water and proper sewerage, may explain much if not all of the Flynn effect.
If the reforms amount to nothing more than shuffling corporate assets, they will not have much effect (especially if the already stretched banks are forced to absorb most of the bad debt).
To the contrary, they are certain to have the effect of making such a turn-around unlikely until it is still harder, if not as a practical matter impossible, to effect.
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I'm quite hopeful that strike action will have some effect, but if not, I think you will start to get a lot of people leaving the civil service.
The efforts of industry have the potential to make a great difference, Clinton argued, but will have a limited effect if young people do not realize that these resources are available to them.
The IMF-induced lira collapse of early 2001 would have been infinitely more injurious to Turkey's economy if not for the informal dollarization already in effect--about half the transactions in Turkey are denominated in greenies.
Hannity replied to the effect that if the economy does not improve, we will not be debating social issues in the midst of the 2012 election.
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This study was only in mice, meaning it is not known if there would be a similar effect in people - or if there would, how early treatment would have to start.
He said the "right to move" was just an idea at the moment but he would pass a law bringing it into effect if the other measures did not succeed in increasing the mobility of tenants.
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Scientists argue that because these substances have no effect if swallowed, then they should not pose any health risk to humans eating animals whose flesh has been treated in this way.
It says it was warned by China's central bank that Alipay would not be allowed to operate if it was, in effect, partly foreign-owned.
Sony has not yet said if the price drop will come into effect in other countries, but a major PlayStation event is to be held on Wednesday.
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And as I understand it, the reason Kathleen made this decision was she could not be confident that a 10-year-old or an 11-year-old go into a drugstore, should be able -- alongside bubble gum or batteries -- be able to buy a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could end up having an adverse effect.
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Investors have sensed this, so if and when one finally comes, it might not have much effect.
One is the effect of Lewinsky's videotaped testimony, if not on the senators, on the American public.
Nobody else on the pitch heard it - or if they did, they did not offer any evidence to that effect.
Congressional leaders have indicated a willingness to let the cuts take effect and stay in place for weeks, if not much longer.
Now one can argue about whether this should have been done or not but the effect was always understood, even if denied in some parts.
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Imagine if the Mass Effect series had followed a similar approach, not changing too much from one game to the next, and focusing more on polish and incremental improvements than on more drastic changes.
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We will continue to make our case around the country about why we need to avoid the sequester, what the damage of that would be to the economy and to average folks out there who -- some of whom are working today but will not be working 30 days from now if the sequester takes effect.
Yet even if they repealed the policy today, the beneficial economic effect would not be felt for years.
And if not, when is the soonest any of these would have an effect on the price of gas?
But if it did go into effect, that would mean Obama could not be on the ballot in Arizona.
The effect in combat situations can be to complicate, if not to undermine entirely, the disciplined execution of orders that can prove to be the difference between victory and defeat.
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But using prestige as the primary (if not sole) signal of educational quality can have a keenly perverse effect on higher education, particularly to the extent that prestige encourages escalating costs.
So if you make Sudafed hard to buy but it does not have a lasting effect on meth abuse, that would be Type I error.
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