Word: affectation
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This is no idle speculation. Various experts feel that major volcanic eruptions in the past have thrust enough particles into the air to affect global climate. When Krakatoa exploded in 1883, the temperature at the surface of the earth was reduced for several years. The new worry, though, is that such particles will not shower to the ground in rain or snow. The supersonic transport will fly at 60,000 ft., where there is no atmospheric turbulence or weather to bring pollutants down to earth. Even assuming that the plane has a fumeless engine, the water vapor in its exhaust...
...Panthers and the Young Lords who are alive to the currents that can move our country toward a more honest, yes painful, human freedom. It is not the Silent Majority, who wait for a Spiro to voice their private thoughts and then say "Amen," who are going to affect the dynamism of America. I think that the people who are satisfied and proud ought to be invited to leave, for they don't truly love their country nor do they want a greater future...
...vulnerability of Fuller's characters proceeds naturally from their unity, If events affect them at all they must affect them entirely. The full measure of their engagement in society is seen in their insanity, an insanity all the more disturbing for its lack of sentimental gloss. Only Fuller could have gotten away with beginning and ending a B picture with a quote from Euripides. His ability to integrate tough realistic directness with terrifying personal experience makes him one of the few living tragedians. But not one of the practicing tragedians; he can't find backers for any of his recent...
...Boston City Hospital's (BCH) loss of accreditation will not affect the services or medical student training programs which Harvard operates at the hospital...
...Ebert stressed that loss of accreditation "will in no way affect the excellent care made available to all who are treated at the hospital...