Talking about cause and effect

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Book Review: Rhoda Legge Her Story

I’ve just been reading the very interesting biography of Rhoda Legge, an early star of silent films. She isn’t generally well-known now but she caused a(n) (1) impression / sensation / outcome in the 1920s when she had an affair with a minor member of a European royal family. This turned out to have a (2) major / principal / chief impact on her career. At first she was very distressed by the (3) effect / influence / uproar it caused in the press. However, ultimately, she did not suffer the negative (4) results / consequences / outcomes she initially feared. On the contrary, the affair had an (5) unpredicted / unknown / unexpected outcome. The (6) good / advantageous / positive effects of the affair soon began to make themselves felt as she began to be offered all sorts of interesting new roles. The affair (7) affected / effected / infected the way people thought about her. The relationship lasted only a few months but it (8) produced / attracted / caused a sensation that (9) had / did / got a huge impact on her career.