in effect
Example Sentences
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“Our powerful attacking capability is, in effect, for defending ourselves.”
A heat advisory remains in effect for a wide swath of Southern California until 8 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
They assert that their markets are better than traditional opinion polls at discovering what people really think — that in effect they are monetizing “the wisdom of crowds.”
From Los Angeles Times
It could also be costly, since the investors would in effect be trying to sell hundreds of homes in the same neighborhood at once.
From Barron's
The same model is followed in effect by embassies worldwide: one can step off the streets of London, Paris or Vienna and into the territory of another nation—the path taken by Julian Assange.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
