What the European evidence shows is that crime, being caused by socio-economic and cultural factors, can be at most marginally affected by gun policies.

The Anglo American Corporation, the major employer of mine workers, was only marginally affected by the walkout.

Farming was only marginally affected by the Spanish Civil War, yet agricultural output during the 1940s remained below the 1933 level.

In some cases examined by Gull and Sutton, the kidney was only marginally affected while the condition was far more advanced in other organs.

Interestingly, both men stood alone in a world of their own invention, only marginally affected by the past and only marginally influential on those who came after.

Meanwhile, the economy was affected marginally during the crisis, and in 2003, the average monthly household income was SGD$4,870.

Occupancy in homes has been marginally affected by a downturn in the economy though businesses have generally continued to trade profitably.

However, the force of the overall argument is only marginally affected by this modification.

They first investigated changes from conditioned fear, and results showed that lesions to the hippocampus did not alter freezing behavior and marginally affected avoidance.

The transport sector is only marginally affected by the directive.