calming effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcalmandeffect
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calm
adjective
uk/kɑːm/us/kɑːm/
peaceful, quiet, and ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofcalmandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The steady, clear but quiet explanation given by both the doctor and the nurse had acalmingeffecton her.
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For both, the general improvement of the patients' condition and thecalmingeffectwere the most important desirable effects of clozapine treatment.
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In the area of intrapersonal intelligence, it seems that there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that music, or appropriate music, may have acalmingeffecton people.
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Tranquillisers produce acalmingeffectand relieve anxiety.
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It looks as if they have had acalmingeffect.
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I feel, have a mostcalmingeffectupon local opinion.
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Unfortunately, thecalmingeffectwas no match for modern technology.
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Indeed, there is a need to retain and increase the civilising andcalmingeffectthat women can have on large assemblies.
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A statement of this kind would have a verycalmingeffectand would allay many fears and misgivings.
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The release of stocks has improved the supply situation and had acalmingeffecton the market and on prices.
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Incidentally, television does not always have the effect of making people more raucous; it often has acalmingeffect.
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It is supposed to exert acalmingeffecton the central nervous system.
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It has been estimated that, even allowing for thecalmingeffect, a 0.25 per cent tax could possibly yield as much as 250 billion dollars per year.
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We hope that in the more enlightened future the fans will be able to use a drug that does not make them violent, but has acalmingeffect.
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The joint resolution takes this approach and is a positive step which will have acalmingeffectand spread confidence in those markets most affected by the crisis.
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His call had acalmingeffecton the father, who, when we arrived, was striding around the flat, still excited, but insisting that everything was "perfectly all right".
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Over 52 million copies have been distributed in one form or another around the world and always it has acalmingeffecton whatever dangerous situation obtains.
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She would produce tarot cards and pretend to read his future to pacify him and his bouts of violence, thus producing a temporarycalmingeffect.
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The dogs have acalmingeffecton traumatized children.
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It can have acalmingeffectwhen used for insomnia or massages.
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