"effect was limited" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it to show that the impact of a particular event or action was not very strong. For example, "The effect of the new policy was limited, as it only applied to a small percentage of the population."
Cows in mixed grazing pastures took in a more nutritious diet and experienced greater daily weight gain — but this effect was limited to the wet season.
This is why the effect was limited to those items that the subjects had previously been asked about — the question needed to marinate in the mind, "incubating" in those subterranean parts of the brain we can barely control.
When fine clay dispersion was achieved with MA-PP, clay-nucleating effect was limited and lower crystallization temperature and rates were observed.
Although commentary exposure led to an initial increase in the accuracy of hazard perception responses, this effect was limited to the first occasion of testing, and showed no later benefits relative to engaged hazard exposure.
Milk Cu concentration was greater for CTM than ITM cows, but this effect was limited to the earlier DIM cohort of cows and was most pronounced for multiparous compared with primiparous cows.
It said data indicated fluoridation was effective in reducing tooth decay in children, but that the studies deemed admissible were nearly all pre-1975, and the estimated size of the positive effect was limited by their observational nature, high risk of bias and the applicability of the evidence to current lifestyles.
And, the team discovered, the effect was "limited" overall.
In early 2004, the mayor was directly involved in building a sanitary city, but his overall effect was limited.
HC-3 binding showed a substantial increase during the course of nicotine treatment and again, the effect was limited to the midbrain.
The former minister of Environmental Protection, Zhou Shengxian, believes that in the past, the chief leader of government was responsible for environmental protection, and the effect was limited.
Whereas this effect was limited to professional networking contexts in the Calibration experiment, using a more sensitive test in the Selection experiment, we observed the effect across all networking contexts.
