But many students believe that the aid effectively amounts to wages and that a union is necessary to make them more generous.

Chagrined, Julian said, "It's not exactly easy sifting for vocabulary through what effectively amounts to someone else's brain."

Opponents complained this effectively amounted to marriage; backers proclaimed it a significant step toward equal rights for all committed couples.

This effectively amounted to permission to buy stolen property.

Prior to the block exemption, such agreements would have had to be cleared individually by the Commission, a practice which effectively amounts to notification.

There were no tries in the match, which effectively amounted to a kicking duel, with each team dominating one half.

Employees are expected to practise wage restraint, which effectively amounts to a drop in real incomes.

This "combination" which effectively amounts to no more than the adjective itself is then linked by explicit assignment to the entity of the subject.

"Chlorophyll" has a compound time signature which effectively amounts to 17/4.

He also said that it effectively amounts to a modern Jim Crow law.