Sentence examples for in effect stating from inspiring English sources

By giving these weapons to Israel, the US government is, in effect, stating that all its military actions are being pursued in the cause of legitimate self-defence, American interests and world peace.

In something of a surprise, Detective Oliver testified that he never aimed a single bullet at Mr. Bell, but rather at the "center mass" of Mr. Bell's two passengers, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, in effect stating that hitting Mr. Bell was a mistake.

His party leader, Nick Clegg, has accused the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, of "moral cowardice" for allowing the immigration authorities to continue to inflict what is "in effect, state-sponsored cruelty... behind a veil of Government secrecy".

But he has now, in effect, stated his terms: if they abandon DRM, they can charge more.

These stories took the form of letters of remission, documents narrated to royal notaries by admitted offenders who, in effect, stated their case for pardon to the king.

Farmers were, in effect, state employees, but the organization of work resembled that of the West.

Slavery may be illegal but it is, in effect, state-sanctioned.

In effect, states would inherit the power to regulate marijuana in the same way state and local laws now govern the sale of alcohol and tobacco.

In effect, state officials are urging the Obama administration to exercise discretion it was granted by Congress.

In effect, state officials said, the new limits shift the financial risk of the program from the federal government to those states.

These were, in effect, state-owned enterprises and suffered the same problems bloated workforces, inefficient management and a poor understanding of risk.