Sentence examples for was not in effect from inspiring English sources

There was no similar drop for people living outside Helena, where the ban was not in effect.

The competitive balance tax, which is what the commissioner's office calls it rather than the luxury tax, was not in effect this year.

But when asked whether he was not in effect making the Republicans' case, he said that on balance, human inspections were best.

His opinions so far have borne out his suggestion to the Judiciary Committee, in 2003, that he was not, in effect, a Scalia-style ideologue.

White said the lift-clean-and-place rule was not in effect because, with the wet conditions, the fairways were not cut after Thursday's round.

Fortunately the evening dress code -- no sandals or shorts, men must wear slacks and a collared shirt -- was not in effect for Easter brunch, as our baggage had been whisked up to our villa.

To make sure that Bradley wasn't, in effect, throwing hope passes, Dr. Abrams checked each point three times before plotting it on a chart.

"Our position," said the state's chief capital defender, Kevin M. Doyle, "is that a person may not be capitally prosecuted under a statute that wasn't in effect when he was alleged to have committed his crime".

Thus any "tax" on income that wasn't in effect at the time the checks were paid out is ex post facto after the fact.

It suggests that a policy to address conflicts is not in effect or there isn't an effective means of communicating with them about it".

Parking meters are not in effect.