practical effect

Example Sentences

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Benfica said they would appeal the decision, but accepted it was unlikely to "have any practical effect" before Wednesday's return at the Bernabeu.

From BBC

The club added it would launch an appeal "even though the deadlines in question are unlikely to have any practical effect on the second leg of the Champions League play-off."

From BBC

Passing the sentence, judge Justice McGowan said: "The sentence I impose today will have little if any practical effect."

From BBC

Although some parts of the agreement have little practical effect after Caltech’s Monday announcement that the partnership would soon end, a lawyer who represented the plaintiffs said it was a “great playbook” for other schools with similar programs.

From Los Angeles Times

Arguelles, of NPCA, said the practical effect of the legislation can be gleaned by looking to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, where the National Park Service owns and manages only about 15% of the land.

From Los Angeles Times