The effect of a disease - or a condition like obesity - can be tallied by a measure called quality-adjusted life years lost.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

But he said the seriousness of corruption and its effect on society could not be ignored.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"I have agreed in principle to a new British force level of 9,500, which will be put into effect once these conditions are met,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

But the researcher says their effect on cholesterol may be part of the answer.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"And every senator who goes on record saying that we need to proceed to this monstrosity of a bill, will in effect be voting for higher taxes,higher premiums and cuts in medicare,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

We think that there is a need, while we are treating this matter, to examine the effect, or the impact of whatever decision that will be taken on the peace process in eastern Congo."

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

But it says the broad anti-defamation measures being sought by the Islamic Conference would have the effect of curbing debate about religious issues and should be discarded in favor of outreach and government defense of religious freedom and free speech.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"We think because of the long term effect of the bone, there may be stress fractures that are not repairing and I think the bone is becoming brittle, and it's not exactly as if it occurs without any warning, but it occurs suddenly with minimal trauma."

VOA: standard.2010.03.14

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"If all the investment now will be done in the city where there are huge needs to reconstruct all the infrastructure, where there will be a lot of demand in terms of construction work, then you will have again a pull effect from the rural areas back into a city that is not ready to absorb a lot more people than they have today."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16