Its application can scarcely be described as wide, but it could one day be used to great effect in horror films and has already been imitated once in such a context.

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Mr. Cox has said the rule is ineffective today since markets have changed since it went into effect around the Great Depression.

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So far, the effect of the new interest-rate regime has not been great, but it will bite when old loans come due and are rolled over at terms more favorable to borrowers.

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Gujarat's state assembly voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India with immediate effect, even though it has not yet been released in India and few people will have read it.

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