Unlike lacquer ware, whose traditionally black or cinnabar red hue has a sobering effect on its otherwise sumptuous designs, Chinese cloisonné — much of which was made for imperial court decoration — can have a gaudy opulence like that of French Rococo.
It took some time to appear, but this raid, and above all the attempt to kill him, had a sobering effect.
This has a sobering effect on the audience.
Still, his road trip through hell has a sobering effect.
"Seeing people carted off in handcuffs has a sobering effect," said Harvey L. Pitt, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who has advised hedge funds on expert networks.
Pimp C's death last year, from an accidental overdose of codeine syrup, has a sobering effect on "II Trill," Bun B's second solo album, which pays frequent tribute to Pimp C. While Pimp C was imprisoned in 2002-6 for violating probation, Bun B was a prolific guest rapper for acts from Young Jeezy to Beyoncé, and in 2005 he released the first "Trill".
While it's pushing it to say the macro-economic crisis in Brazil has been a positive, it's had a sobering effect and brought the region to a higher level of maturity much faster.
But it will still have a sobering effect on the Mets, who must figure out how to replace his power and production — perhaps for months — while deciding whether their cast of fill-ins at first base will be sufficient.
Lisa Madigan, the attorney general of Illinois, said AmeriDebt's actions showed that the state's lawsuit -- which it will continue to pursue -- has had "a sobering effect on some of AmeriDebt's practices".
The threats out of Pyongyang are having a sobering effect in many capitals, and it's time for Washington to take a long hard look and begin to restore our naval strength.
