They effectively closed all public schools rather than integrate them.

Services were suspended in 1995, and the line effectively closed.

The suspension has effectively closed the post office for use by the public.

The chairman left little doubt, however, that the hearings were effectively closed.

The following month, the wharf caught fire and the line was effectively closed in July, 1930.

Even though the formal investigation would last for several months, the case was effectively closed less than nine hours after it had begun.

The trail of events that was effectively closed to investigators began in November 1980.

Due to funding constraints, the company effectively closed down in January 2001.

The withdrawal of government funding effectively closed the studios in the early 1980s.

In calling for an embargo over the past decade, she effectively closed the door to most foreign assistance.