effectiveef‧fec‧tive /ɪˈfektɪv/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 
The cheaper drugs are just as effective in treating arthritis. the painting’s highly effective use of colour Training is often much less effective than expected. the most effective ways of reducing inner city congestion► see thesaurus at successfulRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that something works (well), rather than say that it is effective:· The cheaper drugs work just as well.2[no comparative, not before noun] if a law, agreement, or system becomes effective, it officially startseffective from The cut in interest rates is effective from Monday.3[no comparative, only before noun] real rather than what is officially intended or generally believed: The rebels are in effective control of the city.—effectiveness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSadverbsextremely/highly effective· The company launched a highly effective advertising campaign.nounsan effective way· What’s the most effective way to control crime?an effective method· Exams are not the most effective method of assessing students’ abilities.an effective means· Is reducing the speed limit an effective means of reducing accidents?effective action· The police must take effective action to protect the public.an effective solution· The most effective solution to traffic congestion is to build more roads.an effective treatment· Antibiotics are still the most effective treatment for this disease.an effective system· The country has a simple but effective welfare system.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- An effective teacher will always produce better exam results.
- Antibiotics are only effective if you finish the whole course of treatment.
- Doctors soon realized that this drug was also effective in relieving the symptoms of arthritis.
- His resignation is effective April 8.
- Malarone is a new drug that has already proved highly effective.
- Our training programme covers a range of effective management techniques.
- Penicillin can be taken in various forms and is effective against a wide range of infections.
- Rapid advancements in technology have reduced the effective lifespans of computers.
- The effective use of color can make a small room look much bigger.
- The advertisement was simple but remarkably effective.
- The less expensive drugs were just as effective in treating arthritis.
- The new system has proved to be a highly effective way of extending trading hours.
- There are many effective ways of using videos in language teaching.
- What we need is a tough and effective leader with a sense of direction.
- As existing dominant males age so doubtless can the collaborative attacks of younger animals prove increasingly effective.
- Capital prosecutions are hideously expensive; life imprisonment is cheaper and just as effective.
- High-performance work design enabled them to achieve those objectives by increasing flexibility, output quality and effective use of assets.
- How effective are lawyers in solving legal problems?
- In my opinion neither of these arguments is effective in destroying its opponent.
- Pimozide is now also being used; it appears to be approximately as effective as haloperidol and may have fewer side effects.
- Provided that post-storage image processing is not a major priority, analogue technology is effective.
- The idea that there could be such authority without effective power hardly occurred to anyone.
THESAURUS
achieving what you wanted, or having the effect or result you intended: · He applied for a visa three times and in the end he was successful.· The treatment was successful.· It was a highly successful campaign.
having the effect or result that was wanted – used especially about treatments, drugs, or methods: · The drug is effective against a range of diseases.· We still haven't found an effective way to solve the problem.
successful as a result of winning in a game, election, war etc: · the captain of the victorious team· She emerged victorious in the second round of voting.
likely to be very successful in the future, used especially about someone who is good at a job, sport, art etc: · a promising young athlete· He gave up a promising career in banking.
very successful – used about a company, industry, or organization that is doing well at a particular time: · The area has a thriving tourist industry.· The school is thriving academically.
extremely successful – used about an economy, or when business or trade is increasing: · the booming economy in China· Business is booming.
Longman Language Activatormethod/plan/system a method, system etc that is effective succeeds in achieving the result that you want: · The advertisement was simple but remarkably effective.· Our training programme covers a range of effective management techniques.an effective way of doing something/to do something: · There are many effective ways of using videos in language teaching.highly effective: · The new system has proved to be a highly effective way of extending trading hours.
if a plan or method works , it produces the result that you want: · "I can't open the jar." "Try putting it in hot water. That sometimes works."work well: · The recipe works just as well if you cook the fish in the microwave.work with somebody (=make someone react in the way you want): · That type of sales talk doesn't work with me.work like magic/like a charm/like a dream (=have exactly the result that you want, especially when this is surprising): · I bought a bottle of stain remover, and it worked like magic.
to produce the result or effect that is intended: · You may have to take two pills in order to achieve the desired effect.have the desired effect of doing something: · The meetings had the desired effect of driving home the urgent need for change.
an action, or piece of work that is successful produces very good results: · Their new advertising campaign has been very successful.· Did you have a successful shopping trip?· It was one of the President's most successful speeches.highly successful: · Freire introduced highly successful literacy programs in Brazil.
spoken say this about a tool or method you think will be effective: · An electric saw will do the job at twice the speed.· Exercise and a low-calorie diet should do the trick.
to be extremely effective in dealing with a difficult problem or situation: · Many elderly people need to get out more, and often a new hobby works wonders.work wonders for: · The team's recent successes have worked wonders for their morale.
if the way you do something or the methods or people you use make a difference , they make something much more effective and successful: · If you're a young energetic college graduate who wants to make a difference in the world of media, this is the job for you!make all the difference: · The kind of technology you choose will make all the difference to the success of your business.
medicine/treatment if a medicine, treatment etc is effective , it achieves the result that you want: · Antibiotics are only effective if you finish the whole course of treatment.effective in doing something: · Doctors soon realized that this drug was also effective in relieving the symptoms of arthritis.effective against: · Penicillin can be taken in various forms and is effective against a wide range of infections.highly effective: · Malarone is a new drug that has already proved highly effective.
if a medicine, treatment etc works , it has the effect that you want it to have: · I've tried several different diets, but none of them seem to work.· It's too late for surgery, but chemotherapy might just work.
a medicine or drug that is powerful or potent is very strong and works very quickly so that it should be used very carefully: · Little is known about the long-term effects of powerful drugs such as Duromine.· Nicotine is a powerful appetite suppressant.· Alcohol is much less potent than opium, because it works in an entirely different way.
a drug or type of treatment that will completely cure a painful or serious illness - use this especially when you do not really think that such a drug or treatment exists: · Unfortunately there's no miracle cure for a hangover.· Some alternative practitioners seem to regard the herb as some kind of miracle drug, but conventional doctors are warning them to be careful.
always effective · The system is new, but so far it seems to be reliable.a reliable way/method etc of doing something · Eating sensibly and taking regular exercise is a fairly reliable method of losing weight.· In Africa, cellular phones are often the only reliable way of communicating.
certain to be effective or successful: · Thursday night's line-up includes such surefire attractions as 'The Simpsons' and 'Friends'.a surefire way to do something/of doing something: · I know a surefire way to get a car started on a freezing winter morning.a surefire solution to something: · There's no surefire solution to the problem of improving the company's performance.a surefire recipe for success/disaster (=something that is certain to be successful or not successful): · Going on holiday with my parents would be a surefire recipe for disaster.
a method, system, or plan that is foolproof is always effective, because it is simple to understand and operate, and cannot go wrong: · I thought this method was foolproof until four customer orders went missing.· Each article goes through a foolproof system of checking which ensures that there are no mistakes in the final text.a foolproof way to do something/of doing something: · There's no foolproof way to judge whether someone is the right person for the job.
a method or system that is infallible always produces the right result and never goes wrong: · Banks claim their cash-dispensing computers are infallible.an infallible way to do something/of doing something: · There is no infallible way of predicting exactly what the weather will be like.
spoken use this to tell someone that a method is always effective, especially when you have used it successfully before: · It's a very simple technique, but it never fails.· If I'm having trouble sleeping, having a hot bath at night works every time.· You should try this recipe. It's so easy that you can't fail.
not effective also ineffective having very little effect, so that it does not achieve what it is meant to achieve: · Studies have shown that this is not effective as a teaching technique.· The German tactics were so ineffective that Brazil had complete control in midfield.ineffective in doing something: · The government's approach has been ineffective in reducing unemployment.
informal not having any useful effect and not helping you get the result you want: · This book is useless! I can't find any of the information I need.· I reminded myself that worrying is a useless activity.useless against: · Antibiotics are useless against viral infections such as influenza.it is useless to do something: · Jenny decided to say nothing. It was useless to argue.worse than useless (=used to emphasize that something has no useful effect and may make a situation worse): · Of course we need to test children's ability, but some of these exams are worse than useless.
spoken say this when you have been trying to do something, but you realize that what you are doing is never likely to be effective: · This whole project's a waste of time, if you ask me.be a big/complete waste of time: · I came to the conclusion that therapy was a complete waste of time.
if something does not work, it does not produce the result that you want: · My doctor recommended several different creams for dry skin, but none of them worked.· If stain remover doesn't work, you'd better send your dress to the dry cleaners.· I tried ignoring his unpleasant remarks, but it didn't work.
if something has no effect , it produces no results at all or is completely unsuccessful: · The drugs had no effect.· Paul realized that his words were having no effect; Karen was not going to change her mind.
if an attempt to do something fails , you do not achieve the result that you want: · My attempt to lose weight failed completely.· Our plan to go into business failed when the bank refused to lend us enough money.
never likely to be effective - used especially by newspapers about political activities, plans etc: · They're saying that the democratic campaign is dead in the water just two days after its launch.· I think you should admit that the government's plans for higher education are now dead in the water.
to prevent something from being effective also neutralise British to prevent something from being effective or stop the effect that it was having: · Congress can try to neutralize new legislation by modifying it or delaying it.· Recent events have done much to neutralize the influence of the right-wing.
to prevent something from being effective by having an equal but opposite effect: · Increases in rent cancel out any rise in wages.· He treated me so badly at the end, it cancelled out the good times we'd had.· The side effects of the drug negate any possible benefit.cancel each other out: · The two arguments simply cancel each other out.
person someone who is efficient works well and does what needs to be done without wasting time: · For a successful business, friendly and efficient staff are essential.· The doctor was cheerful and efficient, which immediately made me feel more relaxed.
an efficient way of working: · I was impressed by her speed and efficiency.· The management seems to expect staff to be constantly achieving higher levels of efficiency and productivity.
someone who is effective , especially someone in a position of authority, deals quickly and successfully with the work they have to do: · An effective teacher will always produce better exam results.· What we need is a tough and effective leader with a sense of direction .
someone who is capable does things well and confidently and does not need anyone else's help or advice: · All the staff at the nursing home seemed very capable.· They've got a very capable lawyer working on the case.· Rebecca was, without question, the most capable technician on the team.
also well-organised British someone who is well-organized plans things well so that they achieve what they want to achieve: · If you work as a personal assistant, you need to be well-organized.· Well-organized rebel forces have succeeded in recapturing the town.
someone who is businesslike deals with people effectively and does not waste time on things that are not important: · As a lawyer, you have to be controlled and businesslike at all times.· Gates gave a brief, businesslike explanation of his plans for the company.
to manage a business or company very efficiently, especially by having strict rules and by not allowing the people working there to have much freedom: · We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by nine o'clock.
someone who is productive does a job efficiently and with good results, because they work faster than most people or do more work than most people: · Studies show that if screen workers have short but frequent breaks they become much more productive.· The most productive members of staff are rewarded by financial bonuses.
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association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs the most cost-effective way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions a highly successful politician We have a close working relationship with other voluntary groups.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The company launched a highly effective advertising campaign.
nouns· What’s the most effective way to control crime?
· Exams are not the most effective method of assessing students’ abilities.
· Is reducing the speed limit an effective means of reducing accidents?
· The police must take effective action to protect the public.
· The most effective solution to traffic congestion is to build more roads.
· Antibiotics are still the most effective treatment for this disease.
· The country has a simple but effective welfare system.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The Conservatives failed to mount an effective campaign.
· Effective communication plays a key role in the democratic process.
· The inspectors criticized a lack of effective cooperation among the staff.
the most cost-effective way of reducing carbon dioxide emissions· A few decades ago there was no effective cure for the disease.
a highly successful politician· What characteristics make a good leader?
· Speed bumps are an effective means of stopping cars from going too fast.
(=giving the result you want)· Some methods are more effective than others.
· The agency tries to forge effective partnerships with communities and private businesses.
· Any child’s behaviour can be improved by this simple but effective technique.
· The government has failed to come up with an effective solution.
· The most successful strategy is often the simplest one.
· It was a highly effective system of communication.
· This is an effective technique for removing unwanted hair.
· The drug may prove to be an effective treatment for brain tumours.
· We need to consider whether there could be a more effective use of our time.
We have a close working relationship with other voluntary groups.· In local political organisation the technique is just as effective.· Under those conditions, in other words, it is just as effective a weight-control agent as pink lemonade.· Physical trapping is likely to be about as effective for neon, argon and krypton.· The mourning can not be as effective when the damaged child survives.· In three of them, this diet was as effective as an elemental diet in achieving remission.· Clonidine is also used in some patients but is not as effective.· Its therapies have stood the test of time and are as effective today as they were two hundred years ago.· Table 5-1 describes briefly one of the many different ways each style might be perceived as effective or ineffective by others.
· It has proved extremely effective over the past few years.· These steroids are extremely effective and keep you alive.· In contrast simple probabilistic models have been extremely effective in some speech and language tasks.· If men closed further, accuracy became less important, and powerful grenades became extremely effective.· It would not cost the Government money, would have the support of fishermen and would be extremely effective in terms of conservation.· They are fast acting and extremely effective as products and will rapidly remove grease and other organic films using spray-wipe techniques.· This combination of wet heat and time is extremely effective for disinfection.· Many word-games already used in classrooms are extremely effective on the computer.
· It is well targeted and highly effective.· Hepatitis remains a killer, and although a highly effective vaccine is now available, very few gay men have taken it.· Both vaccines are highly effective and safe.· The defense was highly effective in the first half, as Stanford shot 30. 4 percent.· In appearance, the slab-sided yet undoubtedly highly effective new S-class disguises its massive bulk.· As a political strategy it was highly effective, successfully confronting the medical discourse which lay behind regulation.· Gold salts are highly effective in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, most adverse reactions being mild and reversible.
· In his cycle for Unicorn-Kanchana, Peter Hill has shown how effective a softer palette can be in such pieces.· Just how effective and successful they would be as managers in the long term, only time would tell.· More importantly, we can supply patients with their results so that they can see how effective their personal management has been.· But the real questions are: How do such workers really relate to each other? and How effective is their performance?· In that way, people can see how effective the organisation is against other providers or against a regional or national average.· There is also the matter of how effective Vlade Divac will be against Hakeem Olajuwon.· Only the security chiefs can guess how effective it would be, but large question-marks remain.· Are there distinctions to be drawn between legal problems and social problems? How effective are lawyers in solving legal problems?
· Only in Britain, with 2 percent, was the catch-up less effective.· Against Seattle, he has been even less effective as the Rockets have fallen behind 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.· But the shrinkage did not last, and further courses of treatment were less effective.· Are we simply following some algorithm-no doubt favoured over other less effective possible algorithms by the powerful process of natural selection?· There are other less effective muzzles available.· Radiation can make it less effective.· This was labour intensive, more expensive and less effective than employing the bumble bee.· Such investments are astoundingly profitable, but each new generation of a weapon is less effective than its predecessor in generating employment.
· This voluntary approach to emissions reduction would likely be more effective than the voluntarism urged here.· Second, decentralized institutions are more effective than centralized institutions.· No writer has been more aware of this feature, or more effective in recording it, than Gerald Brodribb.· Tricia describes how you can make simple exercises more effective and progressively more difficult.· Ministers insist that voluntary agreements with the tobacco industry are more effective than outright bans.· What about cumulative selection; how much more effective should this be?· For the best distribution of water throughout the filter bed, a finely slitted filter plate is usually more effective.· That Sir Robert Reid has been more effective is one of the headlines of the eighties.
· Cheap rubberized plastic masks appear to be the most effective measure yet in combating aggressive tigers.· Probably the most effective direct influence by employment interests on the college curriculum comes from their membership of course committees.· One of the most effective ways Satan has to cripple missionary work is to attack the body of the missionary.· Corticosteroid drugs are the most effective and widely used treatment for acute relapse of ulcerative colitis.· Gerry was probably Mr Head's most effective signing for Palace over our four years in the top flight 1969-73.· Bullingdon's structure is based on a traditional Victorian tiered system which has proved most effective for observing inmates.· The chapter on species interactions is the most effective.
· Spraying with water is particularly effective for discouraging red spider mite, which flourishes in dry conditions.· This is particularly effective at cocktail parties.· Accumulated research over many years has shown that these traditional methods are not particularly effective.· Young, in his fourth year, has been particularly effective against the Rams.· Even without them, some groups were particularly effective fighters.· It is considered particularly effective in dealing with certain drug abusers.· However, they conceded that this might prove expensive and not particularly effective in the battle against dishonesty.· These filter systems are particularly effective in removing cigarette smoke.
· Vaginal Thrush Unfortunately, the antibiotics which can be so effective against Cystitis can make sufferers vulnerable to getting Thrush.· I was very good with tumbling, and not so effective with the apparatus.· If the leader is so effective, is the group really necessary?· Yet he was also impressed: perhaps because the staging was so effective.· Since tax avoidance is so effective, the answer is probably not much.· But that, in fact, is one of the reasons commercials are so effective.· Are the procedures for doing so effective in practice?· I mean, Cleveland double-teamed me in the last game and it was so effective.
· Our tester found it very effective.· There is no evidence that the ordeal was very effective.· There's now very effective medication for ulcers.· But when combined with relaxation exercises, it can be very effective.· However, this has not been seen to be a very effective set of policies.· This removal is very effective because methylene chloride and other caffeine solvents evaporate at temperatures between 100 and 120 degrees.· He found a not very effective twig and scraped.· It had been going on since 1963 and was continued despite the fact that dead trees proved to be very effective cover.
NOUN· However, effective action would be limited while the cause of the smog remained unknown.· Furthermore, this principle of doing through not forcing informs every discipline of the Far East having to do with effective action.· A bark alerts their owner to a likely disturbance, enabling them to take effective action.· It is one of the few on which we have the possibility to take effective action.· Confidence was increasing that men, through foresight and effective action, could ameliorate their existence and even prolong their lives.· Tons of thundering white water separated me from any effective action.· In Addis Ababa Tafari did his best to unite the frightened and divided chiefs and to persuade them to take effective action.· Meanwhile, liberals have deplored failure to take effective action while often proposing none themselves.
· The conference on Using effective communications to build environmental credibility will take place in London on 24-25 March 1992.· Writing done for other purposes generally does not make such generous use of subheadings and depends on literary style for effective communication.· Of course communication is two-way, and the mood of the recipients is also important for effective communication.· Or you might benefit from courses or seminars in topics such as strategic planning, writing, or effective communication.· There are very few facilities for the encouragement of effective communication in either church-related or general community development work.· Even courses in effective communication rarely include instruction on media use.· This problem centres upon effective communication between hospital, community and local authority services.· Without effective communication, the management process could not be accomplished.
· Nor did Peter regain effective control of his kingdom as Henry, although defeated at Nájera, staged a political comeback.· We can get effective control on 10 acres a day.· First, dispersal of shareholdings has led to effective control over the company being ceded to management.· Whoever is in charge needs to have effective control over the demand side of education.· By the end of the day Mutalibov had fled and the Front had established effective control throughout the capital.· Investigate environmental sources of infection and formulate effective control measures.· But the intervals between Forest Eyres were too long for effective control.· The zones would be outside the effective control of national government.
· The scheme allows tight quality control and effective management of resources.· The overall result will be more effective management of medical costs.· A model for the effective management of health and safety at work has been produced.· This flexibility in turn is essential to the effective management of ReD. 5.· The following points were made: There was recognition of the need for effective management of campaigns.· In addition to personnel resources, reference laboratory facilities and services are critical to the effective management of emerging infectious disease threats.
· Thin-section petrology is a more effective means of carrying out such quantitative work.· Such networks may also provide a more effective means for monitoring occupationally acquired infections in hospital and laboratory personnel.· It had become evident that a simple and effective means of communication was required, and the radio was the next step.· It has proved a simple, cheap and-so far-effective means of maintaining good circulation in my legs.· We appear to be a long way from finding effective means of primary prevention of attempted suicide.· But first we need to ask: is church planting an effective means to the growth of the church?· Letter-writing has often been an effective means of direction and Paul made the most of it.
· This is an expensive but effective method of construction for synthetic bags.· Until recently, long-term, cost-effective methods to control rabies in free-ranging animals were not available.· The rewrite rule is an effective method of representing the rules of a generative grammar.· Thus computed tomography remains the most effective method for diagnosing small pulmonary metastases.· Collecting in Person Despite the time and inconvenience involved, this is the most effective method of collection.· It is possibly the least effective method of change because it depends on two steps both of which are unnatural.· In the early 1950s an effective method of resuscitating newborn babies who did not breathe was not known.· This is a highly effective method of generating prospects and, yet, tends to be under-used by many.
· The most effective treatment before 1960 for severe and disabling depression was electro-convulsion therapy.· Without effective treatment, many patients, like this lawyer, wind up homeless or incarcerated.· In economic terms, sclerotherapy was clearly the most cost effective treatment.· The observers of gonorrhoea in the days before effective treatment was available vividly described the symptoms of acute gonococcal urethritis.· This also highlights the need to find an effective treatment, particularly as diagnosis is not relatively straight forward.· If successful, gene therapy could eventually offer effective treatment for as many as 4,000 hereditary illnesses, including cystic fibrosis.· However, the new research opens up the prospect of a far more effective treatment that simply sends the cancers to sleep.· An effective treatment for reversing the effects of that symptom has also been described.
· Transport Development has been located in areas that name the most effective use of bus and rail networks.· The effective use of new power strategies, albeit awkward at first, encourages their use in the future.· Hers is a performance of indisputable class making little but tremendously effective use of her famous fluttering gestures.· He talked about the effective use of time, mnemonic tricks, and various kinds of tests.· Bibliographies should be encouraged in pupils' work to be able to monitor the impact and effective use of the library.· Under Malcolm Fraser the party began to make effective use of its support in Fleet Street.· This means telling workers that they may well lose their jobs if the company can no longer make effective use of them.· A very effective use is to show the proportion of costs in the manufacture of a product.
· Assertiveness training can be fun as well as being an effective way of changing behaviour.· Furthermore, it had no effective way to discipline itself on expenditures.· This is an effective way of marketing our education and training system abroad.· For Beyster, employee ownership is an effective way to maintain control.· It may also constitute the most effective way of utilizing scarce resources for many such libraries.· To get it laid out in the most effective way.· Polarisation is the most effective way of reducing or eliminating reflected glare.· Symbolism is a primitive but effective way of communicating ideas.
· Laziness is one of the more effective ways of changing behaviour.· All our staff receive training on effective ways to polish every surface and clean every corner.· With him they had space to express their response, which he nurtured and developed in simple yet effective ways.· There are more effective ways to leak a document.· This is one of the most effective ways of using video in the classroom.· And I think there are more effective ways to win cases, anyway-through mediation rather than ramrod litigation.· One of the most effective ways Satan has to cripple missionary work is to attack the body of the missionary.· Direct Mail One of the most effective ways to recruit and encourage members and supporters is by direct mail.
WORD FAMILYnouneffecteffectiveness ≠ ineffectivenessadjectiveeffective ≠ ineffectiveeffectual ≠ ineffectualverbeffectadverbeffectively ≠ ineffectively
1successful, and working in the way that was intended OPP ineffective: The cheaper drugs are just as effective in treating arthritis. the painting’s highly effective use of colour Training is often much less effective than expected. the most effective ways of reducing inner city congestion► see thesaurus at successfulRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that something works (well), rather than say that it is effective:· The cheaper drugs work just as well.2[no comparative, not before noun] if a law, agreement, or system becomes effective, it officially startseffective from The cut in interest rates is effective from Monday.3[no comparative, only before noun] real rather than what is officially intended or generally believed: The rebels are in effective control of the city.—effectiveness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSadverbsextremely/highly effective· The company launched a highly effective advertising campaign.nounsan effective way· What’s the most effective way to control crime?an effective method· Exams are not the most effective method of assessing students’ abilities.an effective means· Is reducing the speed limit an effective means of reducing accidents?effective action· The police must take effective action to protect the public.an effective solution· The most effective solution to traffic congestion is to build more roads.an effective treatment· Antibiotics are still the most effective treatment for this disease.an effective system· The country has a simple but effective welfare system.