have an effect on
Example Sentences
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“If we could get them to put a couple of acorns in the ground wherever they go, it could start to have an effect on the local environment,” Bilandzija said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The answer, alas, is not much—at least not much that is likely to have an effect on the Iranian leaders’ behavior.
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
If share prices fall for an extended period then that could have an effect on jobs.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Whether that will have an effect on the ground is another question.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Color will not only have an effect on it, but must be in sympathy with it, or the balance will be lost.
From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst
