Sentence examples for the moral effects from inspiring English sources

Sidgwick, the son of a clergyman, had abandoned Christianity but feared the moral effects of the decline of religion.

Some people suggest, however, that it makes sense to isolate the moral effects of a single new trading opportunity or free trade agreement.

In any case, his prize-winning entry in the contest, published in 1750 as his first philosophical work, "A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences," abounded in dramatic claims.

The original lyrics were written in the early 1940s by the Trinidadian calypso musician Lord Invader, and poured scorn on the moral effects of visiting GIs on the behaviour of local women.

"Monkey Business" is also one of Hawks's best films (though they're hard to choose from); its subject, the moral effects of a rejuvenation potion, is cognate with a movie that Anthony Lane reviews in the magazine this week, "Cold Souls," about a man who deals with his emotional malaise by having his soul surgically removed.

If a serviceable definition of the concept of a corrupt action is to be found — and specifically, one that does not collapse into the more general notion of an immoral action — then attention needs to be focussed on the moral effects that some actions have on persons and institutions.

"The moral effect of [the battles] was very great".

He disliked the moral effect robber barons had on the country he loved.

Historically, the most famous supposition about the moral effect of art on its audience is Aristotle's theory of catharsis; Aristotle applied the theory to tragedy only, but many since his day have applied it to art in general.

The first chief of Britain's Royal Air Force, Hugh Trenchard, repeatedly asserted that the "moral effect" of bombing "stands in a proportion of 20 to one" to any physical destruction it might cause.

On the other hand, Lee is entirely right that the moral effect of the injustice suffered from abuse of legal power may well be far more grievous and destructive than the direct effects of drug-related violence — and that the demoralizing sense of unredressed injustice may have a more corrosive effect on the community and, indeed, on the country as a whole.