Many Fed insiders expect the end to their mortgage buying to have a mild effect on rates, a half-percentage-point increase or possibly much less.

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This side effect is usually mild and temporary, but the therapy may not be recommended if you already have moderate to severe eye problems.

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The researchers found that the drugs did have a positive impact on people with mild depression - but the effect was no bigger than that achieved by giving patients a sugar-coated "dummy" pill.

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Researcher Dr John Kastelein, from the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, said the only side effect of the drug was some mild stomach problems.

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The reduction in performance on these tasks associated with a 25-decibel hearing loss (classified as "mild") was equivalent to an ageing effect of seven years in cognitive abilities.

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You can introduce some search and congestion effects to get higher unemployment but the increase should be relatively mild, as you have to remember that the opposite effect should be occurring in the high skilled market and low skilled folks be dropping out.

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Moderate or mild drinking the night before working might have a lesser -- or no -- effect.

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