Sentence examples for effect faced from inspiring English sources

But the new marital-property laws changed the extent of personal liability significantly: Bankers who'd been married before the legislation still faced the potential loss of their household assets, whereas those married after the rules went into effect faced less liability because their wives' assets weren't subject to seizure.

He pointed out that there has been a two-year pay freeze for all staff on more than £21,000 and that by the end of the spending period GPs will have in effect faced a four-year pay freeze and NHS consultants a three-year one.

But studies have pointed to a complicated effect: Faced with sizable costs, consumers will cut back on unnecessary care, but also on necessary care.

In effect, facing the N.S.A.'s relentless advance, the companies surrendered.

Having barely named his cabinet, Mr. Schröder in effect faces ballots in February in the states of Hesse and Lower Saxony.

The Democrats emerged from their convention in strong shape, given that Wilson was, in effect, facing two Republicans.

The show's writers faced the same problem with Brody that, in effect, faces a country obsessed with the terrorist bugaboo.

The United States, in effect, faces a choice very similar to that in 1994: whether to move toward a military confrontation or accept North Korea's offer to resolve the nuclear problem based on the easing of tension between our two countries.

This proposal - which is not law yet - would mean that MPs could in effect face a "no confidence vote" from their constituents and be forced to stand down or face a by-election.

With their heavy buying yesterday, investors seemed to be saying that Monday's late-afternoon selloff overstated the possible negative effects faced by American companies.

But more research is needed to fully understand the long-term psychological effects faced by people who experience TBIs during childhood, the researchers write.