Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] to [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a very different context from California this same strategy has been applied to good effect . |
| 2 | Quite apart from the problem of reconciling these propositions with internationally comparative evidence on rises in real wages , increases in the share of wages in national income , and the growth of the service sector , the analysis fails to take account of the skills created by new technology — skills which have been exploited to powerful effect by those who possess and control them . |
| 3 | This drug has been used to good effect in generalized viral infections , when it can be injected directly into the blood stream , but this is not without hazard and is not indicated unless the infection is life-threatening . |
| 4 | That weapon may have been used to good effect against the Scots who were defeated at Falkirk in July 1298 . |
| 5 | Both styles are well finished , a satin stain/varnish has been used to good effect , the eye is well placed high on the body and on all of the floats I received was free of varnish . |
| 6 | These had been used to good effect by the PRD in the presidential elections of July 1988 , when the PRD candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano had accused the PRI of indulging in blatant electoral fraud to deny him victory [ see pp. 36367-69 ] . |
| 7 | The DNA technique has already been used to spectacular effect , even trapping a murderer . |
| 8 | The eyes had been used to great effect as Queen Gertrude , Imogen , Portia , and Lady Macbeth . |
| 9 | Lustre powder has been used to great effect here , giving a lovely ephemeral glimmer to the castle . |
| 10 | Here , an unusual combination of ash and cherrywood has been used to superb effect . |
| 11 | These characteristics have been employed to great effect by geneticists , and advances to date have been remarkably swift . |
| 12 | Due to its flat landscape , Norfolk has long had a reputation for its fantastic light quality , a phenomenon that has been captured to great effect by many painters . |