Word: effective
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Lewis said that while the change is not set in stone, he expects the policy to take effect...
...effect on businesses, I don't know what to expect," Dicenso said...
...question for centuries. Harry S Truman advised anyone looking for such a thing in Washington to buy a dog instead. But now the musing has taken on great urgency because friendship, it turns out, is one of the few exceptions to the draconian new congressional ethics rules that took effect on Jan. 1. These rules replace older, looser ones about accepting gifts, meals and junkets. The new standard in the House is "Zero Tolerance"--no freebies other than trifling gewgaws and home-state souvenirs from anyone at all, except family or friends. The Senate still allows gifts...
Even though the revised purpose of reading period may be to provide time when we can concentrate on our studies and give ourselves wholly to our work, without (in most cases) the interference of classes, the real effect of reading period is a dwindling away of time and an unnecessary accumulation of stress. Granted, there would be more stress in a more concentrated period if we had exams before the vacation, but it would all be worth something: a month's vacation with no stress...
Although the injuries are in the minds of all of the players, sophomore Jeremiah McCarthy said, "We can't let the injuries effect us, we have to play with the players we have...