Sentence examples for effect force from inspiring English sources

They also, in effect, force the factory to work eight-hour shifts, because anything longer attracts compulsory overtime rates.

Laurie K. Ahlers, Mr. Murray's lawyer, described the ruling as faulty because it would in effect force him to exercise his options.

Another horrific consequence of this law was that if a man wanted to wed a woman who was unwilling to be his bride, by raping her he could, in effect, force her into marriage.

The sale would also impose costs that would, in effect, force the average customer to lend the company $260 interest free, indefinitely, according to a group of industrial energy users; the buyer of the utility disputes that estimate.

He dismissed the companies' claims that they do not disconnect customers by pointing out that those who fall into debt are moved on to prepayment meters which in effect force them to "self-disconnect".

Mr Paisley, and the half of Mr Trimble's party that opposed the peace agreement, hoped that the marching stand-off would, in effect, force Tony Blair to renegotiate the peace deal.

The "concertina effect" forced the Polo into the back of King's Porsche.

The government is in effect forcing insurers to tell on themselves.

One is privatisation, which in effect forced companies to hire experts on economic regulation.

Those on benefits were, in effect, forced to work for free for the company or have their benefits stripped.

"The system in effect forced them into dishonest activity and made it impossible to do the job without cutting corners".