Sentences with phrase «had the desired effect of»

This had the desired effect of allowing both the Government, through primary issue, and the Reserve Bank, through operations in the secondary market, to sell the required amount of bonds.

I can't imagine that these billboards are having the desired effects of atheists.

I don't think nuking Jerusalem is going to have the desired effect of creating mutual respect and honest discussion.

You might find that it breaks the ice just a tad, while that added bit of consistency also has the desired effect of making your kids feel secure.

Although this alternating year schedule may have the desired effect of allowing the parents to avoid one another, it may not be the best solution for your children who want to share this fun holiday with both their parents.

None had the desired effect of vastly curbing the numbers coming in or quelling public dissatisfaction.

Our data clearly demonstrate that cleaning up air pollution continues to have the desired effect of improving water quality for our region's lakes,» said NHAES researcher William McDowell, professor of environmental science and director of the NH Water Resources Research Center.

This well rounded program will have the desired effect of increasing your overall fitness.

This will have the desired effect of building muscle.

While they may not clinically stimulate hair growth, some shampoos may have the desired effect of lubricating and plumping up the hair shaft thereby making the hair appear fuller.

Increasing dietary consumption by TEASPOONS may have a desired effect of increasing temperature, decreasing adrenaline, increasing sleep, and reducing serotonin.

The negative effect that absences have on achievement suggests that lengthening the school day or year will not necessarily have the desired effect of raising student performance, but that policies to improve attendance might help.

This had the desired effect of driving down the value of the franc.

Over the past two years the Reserve Bank of Australia has been gradually lowering the cash rate, and this is having the desired effect of encouraging investors to put their money into riskier assets.

The problem that exists in the present for the likes of Cook et al's 97 % survey, is that it is not having the desired effect of rousing the masses from their climate science slumber.

But rather than cut the grandparents off, the custodial or surviving parent should engage them in constructive dialogue so that grandparent contact will have the desired effect of nurturing the child, rather than causing confusion and distress.

But other industry experts say it's too soon to know if the plan, particularly its centerpiece — a Vancouver - style, 15 - per - cent tax on non-resident foreign buyers — will have the desired effect of making housing more affordable and available by dousing property speculation.

Not exact matches

As many have seen from experience, this has the opposite of the desired effect.

He goes on to say that although it has the ability to bring people with differing backgrounds and ideals closer together, there is also the implication that «the desire for digital connectivity can have the effect of isolating us from our neighbours, from those closest to us.»

Those countries that are exiting would understand the dangers of leaving too early or too late, while those countries that would feel the effects should have no desire to see the process unfold any differently.

The speech by the Chinese President seems to suggest that President Donald Trump's tactics of playing hardball is having the desired effect.

The Chinese authorities have expressed concern about overheating in some sectors of the economy, taking action to rein in credit growth and rebalance growth away from investment and towards greater household spending, but as yet there is little evidence that this is having the desired effect.

Underlining the lack of evidence for a rate rise, communicating that any change in policy would not come as a surprise or ahead of schedule, and forecasting weaker US growth thanks in part to the strong dollar had its desired effect: but not for long.

They call out the self - cancelling effects of sought - after acclaim, pointing to Richardson whom Roiphe is convinced, «would have written poetry to equal Auden's if only his desire for fame and fortune hadn't driven him half mad with the need for opiates of any brand.»

Some concession is also made now to the effect that having desire for persons of the same sex may not in itself be sinful.

The Christian approach would ideally include the desire to uncover and probe the goodness, beauty and divine purpose of creation, as well as an emphasis upon the pre-eminence of love among men and the dire effects of sin on creation in general (see Romans 8.22) and on men in particular.

I'm not sure about the»cause and effect» part of it though... I would think that the authority feeds an lustful impulse, and that a sexual craving / desire is not necessarily «part» of the need for authority.

After all, his strong desire to live without illusions will, according to his own theory, have the effect of conjuring illusions — illusions of illusions, if you will — that provide him with something to debunk and unmask.

This is a larger discussion than feasible here, but, in addition to US policy decisions throughout the second half of the 20th century, I would guess that there is yet some effect from the end of WWII and the need / desire for the US to get the rest of the world back on it's feet.

Because of the cumulative effect of these coercive techniques — the leading, the fact ‐ feeding, the false promises, the manipulation of Dassey's desire to please, the physical, fatherly assurances as [Calumet County Sheriff's investigator Mark] Wiegert touched Dassey's knee etc. — no reasonable court could have any confidence that this was a voluntary confession.

It is just here that we are confronted with the — in the best sense of the word — simple desire for truth on the part of our hearers, and nothing is so damaging to the reputation of the theologian as when his utterances produce the effect of parrot - cries which have ceased to be relevant to the hearer's grasp of truth or reality, and therefore so utterly irrelevant to his daily life.

The effect of having selfish desires is not immediate immorality but rather the breakdown of the harmony between inner process and outer things.

Prevailing social forces, a generation or two of «progressive» leadership, and a desire on the part of many to avoid identification with the caricatures of the movement have effected profound changes.

The results of you trashing true Christianity is not having the effects you desire.

Such an unthinking zeal to defend the faith can have an effect just the opposite of that desired.

Without seeking it, Cranmer had come to the favorable attention of Henry by a suggestion for effecting the King's desired separation from Catherine.

The same overbidding is at work today: The legislative proposal states that there are 3.5 million gays and lesbians in France and cites the Association of Gay and Lesbian Parents and Future Parents (APGL) to the effect that 45 percent of lesbians and 36 percent of gays desire to have children.

The same over-bidding is at work today: the legislative proposal indicates that there are 3.5 million gays and lesbians in France and cites the Association of Gay and Lesbian Parents and Future Parents (APGL) to the effect that 45 percent of lesbians and 36 percent of gays desire to have children.

Martin it is not by works that we are saved but by grace that none should boast.Works do not get us us closer to God but good works come from a heart that loves God and desires to please him.John 3:16 is clear if we believe in Jesus Christ we shall have eternal life it is based not on what we do or have done but by the grace of God that has been poured out upon us because of Jesus Christ.God always gives us assurances or promises the condition to receive eternal life is to believe in Jesus Christ as the one who has saved from our sin.Personally i believe that the continued walk will determine our reward from the Lord again its not based on our effort but a trust or faith in God.This does not effect the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

As some products are sensitive to heat, the design of these systems has to be considered carefully with respect to temperature and holding time in order to achieve the desired effects on the one hand, but without causing heat damage on the other.

These winning pancakes came out of her desire to develop a vegan version of her favorite restaurant pancakes: «My mom taught me to substitute a little vinegar in milk when there was no buttermilk in the house, and the cider vinegar in soymilk here has the same effect of lending a little zing.»

I thought the striker was due for his first start of the season and when Arsene Wenger left him out entirely it suggested that his complaints had not had the desire effect but the exact opposite.

Still, Lampard is correct that Conte's decision seems to have had the desired effect on the rest of his playing squad as they look back to their best following wins over Manchester United and West Brom.

Despite splashing out on the likes of Paul Pogba, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan last summer, it hasn't had the desired effect at Old Trafford as United face another battle to finish in the top four in the Premier League this season.

A club that has a genuine desire to be at the top (as WENGER put it) would not, I will repeat myself for effect, would not have a manager in charge of their club that was not competitive for almost 10 years.

Virgil van Dijk's arrival from Southampton as the world's most expensive defender in January has had the desired effect, with the Dutch international providing leadership and strength at the heart of the back four.

Home fans booed the departures of Mirallas and Heitinga — for very different reasons — but Moyes» changes seemed to have the desired effect.

To date, Mansour and his investment group have spent over # 1 billion on players alone, not to mention the manifold other investments including, but not limited to, a # 200 million state of the art academy and a # 20 million college and community sports centre, all of which has had the desired effect of both modernising the club to the highest standard and also of ingratiating a certain part of Manchester to their new owners.

Dejan Lovren came back into the starting line - up in place of Ragnar Klavan at centre - back but the Serbian's return to the fray did not have the desired effect.

But if this is done incorrectly, it can actually have the opposite of the desired effect.