Sentence examples for this acted as from inspiring English sources

This acted as an economic stimulus.

This acted as a form of "ransomware", encrypting the infected computer and demanding payment in bitcoin to release the data.

No one could leave without the entire room noticing – given the material, it amused Truscott to note that this acted as a powerful disincentive.

"They identified headteachers that ran schools in a detrimental way to its teachers and this acted as a warning to other headteachers to create good conditions for its teachers".

A few months earlier Vladimir Gusinsky had been effectively coerced into selling his media empire and business interests as he left the country, and this acted as a clear warning to all the others.

This acted as an audit of my subject knowledge and a crash course on what the principal examiners expect from candidates, which is essential in the arts, humanities and social sciences as teachers' views of strong or weak responses may be slightly different from examiners'.

This acts as a formal warning.

All of this acts as a brake on growth.

This acts as a kind of catnip to a certain kind of celebrity journalist.

Mr. Haley of Wachovia Securities says that this acts as "a cushion" against market volatility.

This acts as one phase of the changing landscape.