Examples of 'was in effect' in a sentence

Meaning of "was in effect"

This phrase indicates that a certain rule, law, policy, or agreement was active or enforceable during a specified period of time. It implies that the stated condition or provision was valid and applicable at that particular moment. It is often used in legal and contractual contexts

How to use "was in effect" in a sentence

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was in effect
The early settlement was in effect a company town.
She was in effect a queen without a throne.
Time during which provisional withdrawal was in effect.
As if such subtitle was in effect on the day preceding.
It was in effect on the day of the accident.
And after that pop culture was in effect.
A red alert was in effect for three provinces.
The range of borrowing opportunities was in effect quite narrow.
There was in effect a three part package.
The ban did succeed for the time it was in effect.
The suspension was in effect for six days.
The referees stated that the fourth down rule was in effect.
The government was in effect fighting itself.
It was held that such a change in comparator was in effect a new claim.
The alliance was in effect for only a few years.

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The five card charlie was in effect.
When it was in effect it had little impact.
At least back when it was in effect.
This was in effect a punishment of solitary confinement.
The actual election was in effect a formality.
He was in effect able to consult about them.
A tornado warning was in effect at the time.
This was in effect closing the door to any excuses.
Their resistance was in effect a success.
This was in effect the end of a de facto state of emergency.
He started coughing up blood and was in effect slowly dying.
Rembrandt was in effect announcing himself to the world.
They subsequently tabled a motion of rejection which was in effect a vote of confidence.
Program was in effect this summer.
That the forced collectivization of the countryside was in effect a war declared.
His reply was in effect a refusal.
There was this narrow window likely where this edict was in effect.
It was in effect for only a year.
The change was in effect.
None was in effect at the time of the airport security alert.
Difficulties caused by the housing distribution system which was in effect until recently.
Goursolas was in effect governor.
Hood probably would have been thwarted if that law was in effect.
As such plan was in effect on the day preceding the date of.
The discovery of the cosmic radiation background was in effect a measurement of this number.
Subsequently this was in effect limited to an obligation to provide notification of such aid.
Various disputes arose under these circumstances when the older law was in effect.
What we saw was in effect a pantomime.
Was in effect.
This prisoner release was in effect another freebie for them.
It was in effect the largest and most powerful invasion force in human history.
They had dealt with the monopoly issue which was in effect an exclusive right.
Subsequently this was in effect limited to a requirement to provide notification of such aid.
The alliance between the three states was in effect for only a few years.
He was in effect interim viceroy.

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