The phrase "a spill over effect" is not correct; it should be "a spillover effect." You can use it to describe a situation where an effect or impact extends beyond its original context or area.
Example: "The new policy had a spillover effect on neighboring communities, improving their economic conditions as well."
Alternatives: "a ripple effect" or "a cascading effect."
Future studies are needed to find out if isolation of M. tuberculosis from cattle is a "spill over" effect from humans, or if these M. tuberculosis strains are adapted to cattle.
The news had a spill over effect into the networking sector, driving Ciena down 10.1%, and Juniper Networks 8.4% lower.
Even though most of the rain is received during the OND season, there is usually a spill over effect into January (Shisanya 1996).
It is also likely to be due to a spill over effect.
We avoided a spill over effect on the control group by means of the randomisation procedure, whereby people who formed the control group were not invited for the screening and not informed about an ongoing intervention.
Whilst expansionist medical tourism policies had been initiated in trade and tourism ministries of all three countries, there appears to be a spill over effect on ministries of health (MOH).
The success of the Lightning and the Bucs before them has created a spill-over effect, Campbell argues.
He said there has been a spill-over effect into China shares listed in Hong Kong which are owned by foreigners and have also been sold off recently, "but these should not be as vulnerable to further volatility".
Greece's financial problems have also provoked talk about a possible bailout by the European Union and fears of a spill-over effect on other weak, heavily indebted countries in the euro zone.
Explaining the potential conflict, Lawrence Gross, a Great Neck school board trustee since 1981, said: "The acrimony that has characterized the library's contested elections for trustees and bylaw issues over the past few years has the potential of a spill-over effect.
However, a spill-over effect might have reduced hospital utilization in both groups.
