The larger picture is this: Mr. DeLay and his fellow hard-liners, whose values are far from the American mainstream, have forged an immensely effective alliance with corporate interests.

Accidentally, the cross fire proved immensely effective against the band of night raiders.

"This is a very political and ideological exhibition that American visitors are not going to pick up on, which makes it immensely effective as propaganda."

She was wildly popular and immensely effective with the French, and very happy there until she died, on the job, in 1997.

One is the immensely effective seduction scene as Marie gives way to the Drum Major and both disappear behind Wozzeck's dingy window.

The carefully selected and well-knit words of the poem were immensely effective.

Murder can be an effective problem-solving technique; terrorism can be an effective political tool; theft is an immensely effective means of acquiring wealth.

Ms. Sorvino makes the emotional wear and tear immensely effective.

"Places like ours can be immensely effective in generating a lot of tonnage," he said.

He was gallant, he was wise, he was dashing, he was principled and he was immensely effective.