This had the unusual effect of angering both Russia and the European Union.

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One unusual effect of the drug is that it appears to reduce the gradual brain shrinkage seen in MS patients over time, says Mundel.

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The United States loan guarantees also have the unusual effect of subsidizing European banks in their efforts to establish relationships with American exporters, he added.

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The threat of sex is forestalled by turning Bella's suitors into a vampire and a werewolf, and the gimmick has a potent and unusual side effect: Rather than play to their supernatural predatory strengths to get what they want, "both men are completely unmanned by their love for her, " says Minow.

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And he said oilseed rape was suffering from an unusual side-effect.

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Unusual combinations of colour and effect were Duke Ellington's speciality.

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In trying to do so they stumbled on an unusual arrangement that had the desired effect.

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Usually internet rabble rousing has little effect on giant companies or conglomerates, but protestors have had unusual success with SOPA, and a number of brands have publically distanced themselves from the bill after threats of boycotts and having their names dragged through the mud.

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