Sentence examples for act in effect from inspiring English sources

The Miller-Tydings Act, in effect, amended Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

In such cases, a municipal prosecutor would act, in effect, as the complainant's lawyer against the local official.

They act, in effect, like caravans holding up road traffic.Air-lockLast summer, the entire country was in chaos.

The Inquiries Act, in effect, allows ministers to scrutinise their own behaviour, while the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill proposed an extension of law by ministerial decree.

More recently, some courts have ruled that H.M.O.'s can be held liable for the negligence of their doctors because the doctors act, in effect, as agents of the health plans.

Warren Hoge (NYT) IRELAND: EQUALITY ACT IN EFFECT The Equal Status Act went into effect to protect citizens against discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, disability and religion, as well as to protect Gypsies against bias.

Carlin, in his filing, wrote that the Patriot Act provision remained "in effect" during the transition period.

And while he listened to suggestions, Mr. Bradley acted in effect as his own campaign manager.

Before the Federal Reserve was created in 1913 it acted, in effect, as America's central bank.

At the same time, the hike in the price of imported energy has acted, in effect, as a tax equivalent of roughly 1percentt of national income.

The assembly only considered legislation that had already been drafted, and local government acted in effect as the transmission belt for decisions made in Belgrade.