Indeed, with mobile phones and set-top boxes, Microsoft's reputation as a monopolist counted against it, and it was, in effect, frozen out for many years.
And it was, in effect, Mr. Suharto who created her as a political force, ousting her roughshod from leadership of an ineffective party in 1996 and making a martyr of her.
The controversial amnesty bill carried one clear message: we are here to serve, first and foremost, the needs of Thaksin Shinawatra, not the country – and it was, in effect, the last straw.
But an administrative law judge said the agency should go back to the planning stage because the idea was too unformed and it was, in effect, turning the planning over to the contractor as well as the execution, without competition.
The melody of My Country 'Tis of Thee evolved from God Save the King and it was in effect the US national anthem throughout much of the 19th century, rivalled chiefly by the song Hail Columbia (Columbia being then another name for America).
Players have donated some $63,000 via the program so far, and it's in effect until March 31.
If all of this constant surveillance sounds insane, consider this: right now the system is piecemeal, and it's in effect in select Chinese provinces and cities.
Even some Israeli commentators have raised questions about the usefulness of the barrier and about whether it is in effect creating new borders that give up land Israel would like to keep.
Other organizations are simply adjusting how they spend, toggling between soft money outside the blackout and regulated money when it is in effect.
