• In one scale there was a 5 point improvement in symptoms in the placebo pill group, but people who got nothing had a 4 point improvement over the same period of time This suggests that the main effect here is the passage of time.

    FORBES: Harvard Placebo Study Was Seriously Overhyped

  • But the governor of the Bank of England warns that was due to the one-time economic effect of the Summer Olympics being held in London, and the U.K. economy could be back in negative growth in the fourth quarter.

    FORBES: Housing And Autos Driving U.S. Economy Higher

  • So through living here and with staff support I am learning new ways to cope, even though I don't see the immediate effect a lot of the time, am now learning to be a little more patient.

    BBC: Coming Clean: An addict's diary

  • The point here is that we are reading the most significant economic story of our time and its effect on the psyche of the people who should know better is minimal.

    CNN: Carville: What if the rich lost 40% of their wealth?

  • The commissioner said the organisation was "concerned that lack of resources and time limits could have the effect of undermining confidence in the inquiry" and it wanted to ensure this was not the case.

    BBC: Smithwick tribunal deadline - victims group 'concerned'

  • Karen Dynan, co-director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution, thinks the effect may be bigger this time round because of the decline in the value of houses, which for most families are a larger source of wealth than stocks.

    ECONOMIST: Older workers and the recession

  • The sooner the cost of the asset can be recouped, given the time value of money, the greater effect it has with respect to the amount of tax paid by the owner.

    FORBES: Connecting marketers to the Forbes audience. What is this?

  • Carr does not seem to make much of the fact that widespread reading itself had an effect on consciousness that the powers of the time did not like but we are pretty happy about.

    FORBES: Commentary

  • We must all hope that he will exercise it to good effect in the time of testing ahead.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Time of Testing

  • The ending debacle jaded plenty of long-time Mass Effect fans to the point where any new DLC purchases are simply out of the question.

    FORBES: 'Mass Effect 3' Omega DLC Largest Expansion So Far

  • It was designed with a specific purpose in mind, which was to hold Congress's feet to the fire, which is what everybody said at the time would be the effect of the provision.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • But early studies reporting positive results for the vertebroplasty procedure did not have control groups, making it unclear whether the purported benefits were simply due to the placebo effect or the natural tendency of chronic pain to subside over time.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act gave the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to suspend the mark-to-market rules, which went into effect in the fall of 2007, just in time for the credit crisis.

    FORBES: Credit Crisis

  • So you have to find out, are 30-somethings happier than 20-somethings and, if so, can we strip that effect out of the marriage effect that may have happened at the same time?

    BBC: Why it's hard to measure happiness

  • Any changes will take effect in time for the awarding of the third lottery licence in 2009.

    ECONOMIST: What to do with the National Lottery?

  • The story is expected to flow directly from the ending of "Mass Effect 2" and will also offer a female version of Commander Shepard for the first time.

    CNN: Gaming preview 2012: From PlayStation Vita to 'Halo 4'

  • The contractionary effect of the end of 5 years of loose Fed monetary policies will hit the economy at the same time as the already enacted tax rate increases due to Obamacare and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.

    FORBES: Wasteful Politicians, And The Fed's Coming Recession

  • Exposure to the oil for a prolonged period of time can result in a toxic effect on the skin, and mammals can suffer lung damage or death after breathing it in, Bossart said.

    CNN: Oil spill could be disaster for animals, experts say

  • Unfortunately, unless the Obama effect wears off soon, by the time the American people become aware of this fact it may be too late to make a difference.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Obama effect

  • "The shocking thing is that Pfizer didn't know about this effect ahead of time, " says James Stein, a cardiologist at the University of Wisconsin who works with Merck, Pfizer and other drug makers.

    FORBES

  • In six or seven years we time we net the effect of 18 to 20 years of esterification and aging.

    FORBES: Woodford Reserve: The Best Stop On Kentucky's Bourbon Trail

  • The Season has the one good effect of reminding us to take time and reconnect families and other loved ones.

    FORBES: This is the Season?

  • It's hard to judge the effect of having spent so much alone-time with Clampett and his perfect tempo, but my gut is it helped.

    WSJ: The Punishment of Winter Workouts | Golf Journal by John Paul Newport

  • If, on the other hand, you've heard "The Four Seasons" a few dozen too many times for your own good, then spending an evening with "Recomposed by Max Richter" might just have the welcome effect of reopening your ears to a time-honored classic whose beauties have been dulled by excessive repetition.

    WSJ: Tuning Up a Masterpiece | Sightings by Terry Teachout

  • However, it said further research was needed in a number of areas, including the effect of contaminants on neurological health, the effects on the development of children born to women who were pregnant at the time of the incident and the effects on children who were less than a year old in 1988.

    BBC: Lowermoor treatment works, Camelford

  • "It is unlikely that Congress intended the provision to have such limited effect, " Roberts said at the time, in the face of statistics showing voter turnout and registration rates reaching parity between the races in most areas of the country.

    CNN: Court upholds key tool of Voting Rights Act

  • So'oialo slid under several challenges to claim New Zealand's second try and restore the lead, but the introduction of Frederic Michalak had instant effect as France promptly went ahead for the first time.

    BBC: New Zealand 18-20 France

  • The corn-ethanol subsidies that exist today were part of the 2005 Energy Bill, legislation that took effect at a time when I had no contacts with Washington.

    FORBES: Khosla Speaks

  • The need to reverse the denuding of forests has been proclaimed time and again by the government but to no effect.

    ECONOMIST: From the archive

  • The film had the desired effect as Barcelona went on to outclass United to become champions of Europe for the third time thanks to goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi.

    BBC: Barca inspired by Guardiola film

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