But they could not rule out the possibility of a smaller effect similar to that seen earlier for strokes.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

Some college presidents and others have suggested that a lower drinking age could have the effect of reducing alcohol abuse.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

The president would have become, in effect,a prime minister, requiring the support of Congress to remain in office.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

A new study has found the strongest evidence yet that smoke-free laws can reduce a major effect of tobacco smoking - heart disease.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

His march to the sea had a great, destructive effect on the spirit of the South.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Still,a theory exists that amyloid plaques are an effect of the disease, not the cause.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

But,as economist Andrew Zimbalist points out, they are the effect of a free market.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

One effect of this lack of oxygen to the brain is a headache.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

They also reduce the effect of a crash on the body.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

Another form of the enzyme creates a protective effect.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

"The main effect of the Internet on language has been to increase the expressive richness of language, providing the language with a new set of communicative dimensions that haven't existed in the past."

VOA: special.2010.01.28

The announcement of a ban on BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates is having a chilling effect on sales.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

"Moreover,I fear the publication of these photos may only have a chilling effect on future investigations of detainee abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

Obviously there's a trickle effect out into the economy so there's a loss of jobs as a result."

VOA: standard.2010.03.18