Sentence examples for in effect took from inspiring English sources

In 2001, the government in effect took over Railtrack, the owner of Britain's railway infrastructure.

Merkel's hemming and hawing in effect took a uncertain, shaky situation and turned it into a panic.

And both of these one-time political prisoners then, in effect, took their persecutors and jailers hostage.

When a case settled, Mr. Lerach, in effect, took money from shareholders, sliced off a large percentage for his firm and gave whatever was left back to shareholders.

But they argued that the city in effect took the terrorist hit for America, and that reviving the country's financial capital was in everyone's interest.

The chancellor yesterday in effect took the issue of Britain's membership of the single currency off the political agenda until the next parliament.

That means the Civic Federation proposal would in effect take the state's top corporate rate in Illinois to 8.9 percent.

"We are, in effect, taking your property".

A) I don't think we should, in effect, take sides in the Syrian conflict.

Chapple has in effect taken over as coach since Peter Moores was reappointed by England in April.

In effect, taking a controversial pro-social stand becomes a public commitment to better behavior.