By turning the apparatus on, the researchers could effectively shift the earth's magnetic field by 90 degrees.

Research indicates that mandatory minimum sentencing effectively shifts discretion from judges to the prosecutors.

If this is allowed to win he can shift to a club effectively.

As a result, he said, the law effectively shifts the blame for rising taxes from state legislators and local school board officials to municipal government.

He feared that covering with the king would permit East to win and shift back to hearts effectively.

In making the claim, the guilty man not only invoked the king's mercy, he effectively shifted responsibility for the crime to the king himself.

As a result of this storm, the school district closed all facilities for a week, effectively shifting the planned winter holiday.

This effectively shifted the conference further west.

But the Bush administration effectively shifted the attention to Iraq.

This effectively shifts the centre of oscillation and allows the rate to be adjusted without stopping the clock.