Word: effecting
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Possible revisions to the policy have been under the supervision of a senior HMS faculty committee for nearly a year and could effect restrictions on financial opportunities allowed for Harvard researchers...
...perhaps his military uniform, he's wearing jeans, an old army jacket and--get this--an Afro wig, a bushy brown beard and some makeup to darken his eyebrows. To ensure he won't be recognized even by his gait, he drops a pebble in his shoe to effect a limp. "It's a shock!" the Queen says as she and Abdullah share a chuckle during an interview with TIME. "The wig," she jokes, nudging her husband, "needs a bit of work." Adds Abdullah: "The kids think it's hilarious...
...Reeve's view, reality is a psychological crutch. His propaganda to that effect undermines those--particularly the young and newly injured--who are struggling to face reality, master it and make a life for themselves from their wheelchairs...
...admit I'm concerned about that one. The wealth effect of the sky-high market has been a wonder drug. Plunging share prices would erode people's security and sap consumer confidence. It could, well, kill me. On the bright side, though, I've got a better health plan than the President. Dr. Greenspan has an interest-rate antidote for every bug I catch. He gave me a quarter-point injection last week, and I expect two more by spring. They're painful but usually effective...
...Wiesel argues that no history can replace the living memories of the Holocaust survivors; it can only provide a poor approximation. Yet, And the Sea is Never Full reads more like a history than like a set of thoughts. It relies on analysis, the ordering of events, cause and effect. Wiesel worries about saying too much, and though he is powerful and compelling, he is a distant writer. His books are not emotionally intimate. This is not a fault. But we need the intimate accounts too--the people who will go further and tell us more, who will provide...