Sentence examples for in effect nothing from inspiring English sources

Recalling that for Leibowitz man is simply a part of nature like any other, when acting in accordance with that nature, man is "in effect, nothing but a robot activated by the forces of nature, just like the cattle grazing in the pasture, which are also 'free from the Torah and Mitzvoth'; that is, from any law externally imposed" (Judaism, 21).

In effect, nothing changed.

"In effect nothing has changed," said Van Commenee.

For the last 30 years of his long life, he wrote, in effect, nothing.

He would pat his fingers against his lips mid-sentence and go, 'etcetera, etcetera, etcetera', in order to say, in effect, nothing.

But the merits of the program were not before her, just access to the Justice Department memos, so her opinion was, in effect, nothing but an interesting read.

Then meticulously prepared dishes like a pike quenelle (in foamy lobster sauce, smooth and subtle) and squash blossoms filled with lobster mousse (cold, lined up in a row) had a calming effect: nothing new here, just classics done right.

In interviews, soldiers and commanders alike acknowledged that after the military withdraws, the rebels might simply return -- in effect changing nothing.

This brand of filmmaking functions as a type of cultural recycling -- saying, in effect, that nothing will go away ever again.

In a 3-to-0 vote, they said their hands were tied, in effect, because nothing in the state election law expressly prohibited such spending by a national party.

Some think that the government should, in effect, do nothing — that we need to let the economy find its "true" bottom, even if that means enduring considerable pain in the meantime.