Military service had a neutral effect on socioeconomic attainment, and therefore did not substitute for additional formal education among these veteran enlisted men.

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Milton Packer of the University of Texas, Southwestern, pointed out that if the available data on Simdax is pooled, the drug appears to have a neutral effect on the length of patients lives, and may actually extend them.

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The sensible cost-saving decision to merge its PC and printing divisions impacted its first half, but a Canalys survey of channel partners revealed that a large majority think this will have a positive (or neutral) effect on their future business.

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But most mutations are neutral in their effect.

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For most of my career in the public relations business I have often felt that occasional, unintended negative publicity in the midst of an ongoing positive campaign can have a neutral to positive effect on an organization.

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At best the effect was neutral, but over time it became negative.

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In essence, the effect was neutral.

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Still, short-selling bans seem to have a neutral, even slightly negative effect, on the stocks it tries to protect.

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Similarly, when the neutral tool of money is used to good effect, it provides, security, opportunity, aid for the underserved and myriad occasions for relational enhancement.

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