1.   Aging baby boomers and the numbing effect of previous scandals seem to have raised voter tolerance to new heights.

2.   He started doing street drugs again, until the numbing effects of prescribed narcotics made illegal drugs unnecessary.

3.   It may send one to his players, who are now threatened by the numbing effect of being Super Bowl champions.

4.   It becomes an effective little commentary on the numbing effects of media violence.

5.   Its almost cooling hint of anise, combined with its slightly numbing effect on the palate, actually balances and tempers most dishes.

6.   Maybe the repetitive nature of the losses has had a numbing effect.

7.   Of course, given the instant numbing effects of this Amalfitano potion, one tends in these situations to ignore the bottom line altogether.

8.   Some sociologists cite other factors, such as the continuing deterioration of the family and the numbing effect of graphic violence in movies, television and popular music.

9.   The American passion for the preposition, with its numbing effect on the brain, makes downplaying the negative and upplaying the positive easier than it should be.

10.   The first half took nearly two hours to play, causing a numbing effect to spread through the crowd.