Sentence examples for had effectively come from inspiring English sources

As a result, the case was "not being progressed" and had effectively come to a halt.

By the time he was ready to part with the ball, two things would have happened: first, his team-mates had effectively come to a standstill; second, the Portuguese defenders had been given the time to move in to cover them.

Shrove Tuesday is not even upon us, yet his first season under the Glazers' ownership has effectively come down to one match in a competition that under its previous guise as the Worthington Cup was derided at Old Trafford as the Worthless Cup.

Several research groups have been reduced to the point that ongoing projects have effectively come to a halt.

"Year-on-year real cuts in departmental spending have effectively come to end for the period of this parliament," said Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies IFSS).

Stupeflix has effectively come up with an API which describes video, text, using and pictures in flash video based on an XML description.

Climate legislation progress has effectively come to a halt in the U.S. after a failed attempt this summer to pass a bill that would cap greenhouse gases.

Republicans' uniform contempt for Obama's package, and their vows to undo it, mean that should Clinton gain her party's nomination, she'll be running against a rival who has effectively come out against the very popular background check system.

Mr. Panezic said that some would-be corporate customers had effectively told RIM to come back once the feature was added.

As the race came down to the wire, Santorum aides and supporters who were still lingering in the gymnasium said that regardless of the outcome, Mr. Santorum had effectively won just by coming so close and by forcing Mr. Romney to spend so much money here.

— THOMAS CRAEMER STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — As the race in Ohio came down to the wire, Santorum aides and supporters who were still lingering in the high school gymnasium here where Mr. Santorum held his election night victory party, said that regardless of the outcome, Mr. Santorum had effectively won, just by coming so close and by forcing Mr. Romney to spend so much money here.