Sentence examples for was able to effect from inspiring English sources

She was able to effect public policy through her behind-the-scenes activities, but she was never accountable.

This delay worries analysts, who contrast it with the quick recovery that Carlos Ghosn was able to effect when he took the reins at beleaguered Nissan.To prevent cars piling up on sales forecourts, Ford has had to increase discounts and other sales incentives by over half this spring.

When the caliph Yazīd died in November 683, Marwān was proclaimed caliph in 684 and was able to effect a partial rally of Umayyad rule but at the cost of a bitter feud that arose between northern and southern Arab tribes.

He remained party secretary, however, and in 1955 was able to effect the dismissal of Nagy, only to be removed himself by Moscow from all party offices the following year in order to placate the Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito, whom he had offended.

In September 1918, Chauvel was able to effect a secret redeployment of two of his mounted divisions.

During the Reagan presidency, when Kemp was able to effect tax cutting, a leading United States Senate tax-cutting proponent was Democrat Bill Bradley, a former basketball star.

Those who turned out to vote thought they might be able to effect change.

I love being able to effect change in healthcare through this work.

Perhaps it's unfair to expect one man to be able to effect change in a country locked in the past.

While it is unclear just how far the power of the committee will extend, Mr. Volcker said that he expected to be able to effect "substantial" changes.

Freed from the constraints of running for and maintaining political office, he's been able to effect change with greater gusto.