Sentence examples for legitimate effect from inspiring English sources

"There is some speculation that the larger craft was affected by the wake of one of the commercial sightseeing vessels, but to what extent that had any legitimate effect is still being investigated," Mr. Rowe said.

The lack of change in gene expression after treatment with Urtica argues that the alteration in gene expression by the immuno-stimulating extracts (e.g., Astragalus) was not due to a non-specific effect of any botanical extract, but instead was a legitimate effect due to specific components present in the immuno-stimulating herbal extracts.

The reader's response may be a modification of his own sensibility, not an immediate desire for action, and this is one of the legitimate effects of serious fiction.

If you make fun of people less fortunate than you, even if it is for legitimate satiric effect, then it is not satire.

Fog effects are the key to any legitimate event.

Betting on legitimate practical effects over CGI when possible is part of what made films like Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens so successful.

Aside from the actions taken by health officials against travelers from Mexico, which may or may not be legitimate, another side effect of the spread of swine flu is the outrageous attempt by some fear-mongering pundits in the United States to blame undocumented immigrants from Mexico for the spread of disease, which is illegitimate and unacceptable.

In Washington State, for example, plans to reduce abuse and overdose by tightening restrictions on prescribing pain medication have already produced an unintended effect: legitimate pain patients are reporting reduced access to the medications they need to function at home and at work.

Finally, the ever-rising influence of consumerism and advertising after 1900 chipped away at the Victorian-era culture of asceticism and self-denial, in effect legitimating the pursuit of pleasure.

In a sense, Impressionism carried sketchiness to a "sensational" extreme, suggesting that the most daring artists had unconditionally surrendered to the liberal spirit of the 1848 revolutions, in effect legitimating them aesthetically.

The positive effect of legitimate power has been observed as contributing to the effective coordination of exchange relationships as the distribution of power has become legitimate over time (Frazier and Antia 1995; Kalafatis 2000).