Word: affectation
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...impossible to predict what will happen between now and November in Vietnam, but whatever does happen will affect the results of the 1966 congressional elections. The Vietnamese--Catholics, Buddhists, or Viet Cong, General Ky or Ho Chi Minh--are hardly likely to stand still for the next few months and wait for the election returns. It seems safe only to say that the U.S. will not have gained either victory or peace by the time the electorate speaks in November...
Ostensibly Vietnam is none of a state governor's business. Nothing he could possibly do will affect the conduct of the war in anything but the most minor way, and most of he issues he must deal with have nothing to do with the conflict. In fact Vietnam may help governors, since it will tend to increase state revenues and thus eliminate any need for a tax increase...
...even in childhood, mumps may occasionally cause complications leading to permanent deafness, impairment of vision, or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Such difficulties are more common and are likely to be more severe among adults. Grown men face the added risk that inflammation of the testicles may affect fertility...
...more speculative. Sample problem: A company has been offered a contract to develop an artificial organ that could prolong life. One key problem is that a lubricant must be added to the patient's blood; while preliminary tests indicate that it is probably harmless, it might possibly affect a patient's mental stability. Since the contract calls for human experimentation, should the company accept the deal, and how should it carry through...
...clanking of various mechanical fantasies mingles with the solemn reverberation of Bach's organ music. "Women love it. They seem to understand immediately that it's a homage to them," says Niki. And very best of all, even the psychiatrists seem to approve. Said one: "It will affect the dreams of the Swedes who see it for years to come...