Sentence examples for was effectively to from inspiring English sources

The goal was effectively to normalize criminal behavior by presidents one likes.

But the reality was that Mr. Zhang was effectively to remain a prisoner, first on the mainland and then, after the revolution, on Taiwan.

The response from the Foreign Office was effectively to suggest that this would only be a problematic issue if Britain wanted to use such evidence in court.

Joe Schmidt's response to why he has picked only the two scrum-halves was effectively to say that he would have been light in other specialist positions.

Petraeus had been charged with winning Obama's "good war", while Allen's brief was effectively to start winding it up honourably - although no one in the military would have put it that bluntly.

The result, according to the study, was effectively to create an open wound in the artery beside the stent that contributed to platelet clotting, and ultimately to thrombosis-related heart attacks.

The immediate effect of the Justice Department's action is effectively to freeze the assets.

His job is, effectively, to "Be Michael Vaughan", which he carries off.

So we need better information on malnutrition if we are effectively to tackle the challenge.

Cook has been described as a captain whose chief tactic is effectively to have no tactics.

To base an argument on an ancient text is effectively to abdicate your responsibility to understand the present.