Sentences with phrase «term chilling effect»

Such success notwithstanding, local officials fear a long - term chilling effect on development.

He conceded that the action would have a «near - term chilling effect» on the industry's lobbying effort to compel banks and insurance companies to accept its business.

Not exact matches

Without getting into a great deal of song and dance about a side topic, I'll just say that I believe our GDP growth would explode as companies rushed to establish operational headquarters in the US, and the changes in the individual income tax codes would have a chilling effect on both the Wall Street money churners (people would be rewarded for going long with their investments instead of shuffling money around to chase pennies) and the out - of - control executive compensation at the expense of the long - term health of the company.

But the simulations also reveal that the technique, which mimics the short - term cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, could chill the planet if overdone.

This hurts publishers because they make less money, it hurts writers because they can not share their passions through the largest outlets, it hurts readers because it could have chilling effects on the quality of writing in the long run, and it will almost certainly cement Amazon's long - term dominance.

«I think it could likely create a chilling effect because the reality is even though we've had the possibility of serious jail terms in our law for some time, all the criminal sanctions in terms of imprisonment that have been handed out have been through plea agreements and conditional sentences,» says Gascon.