Must have been the depressing effect of the drugs or my little religious lecture.

But the word has a certain depressing effect on the imagination of military types.

An increased number of women taking the test will have a depressing effect on the numbers.

"That would not have a large depressing effect on the economy, because that's still lower than where we were for almost all of 2001," she said.

These can all have a depressing effect on local industry.

The increase is almost bound to have a further depressing effect on the housing market.

"That is bound to have a depressing effect on general conditions," he said.

Indeed, at some point Washington will have to take measures to offset the depressing effect of the big surplus on jobs and economic growth.

She was amazed at the depressing effect that bit of news had on her.

The 105-day war had a profound and depressing effect in Finland.