Word: affect
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Meanwhile, Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who opposed civilian trials, asked Holder to meet with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a key centrist vote on matters of counterterrorism. Graham told Holder he strongly opposed civilian trials for the alleged 9/11 conspirators and that they could affect his support for closing Guantánamo Bay prison, a key Obama goal. If that was a warning shot, Holder chose to ignore it. On Nov. 13, Holder announced that the U.S. would bring KSM and his four co-conspirators to New York for trial...
...move that, according to a Beijing spokesman on March 12, would have "consequences." Ironically, those consequences might be gravest for China. The $600 million that Google could earn in China this year pales in comparison with the company's $22 billion global annual revenue. The pullout, however, could adversely affect Chinese start...
...have estimated that the move could cost Lebedev about $45 million a year in sales revenue - but it could also boost advertising if it increases readership. In an interview with the Times of London in January, Lebedev was ambiguous: "Let's assume we make the Indy free. You'd affect seriously the business models of other newspapers, and frankly, that's a very important reason [not to do it]." (Read "How to Save Your Newspaper...
...consideration of being responsible for the female pilots," Xu Xianrong, director of the PLA's Clinical Aerospace Medicine Center in Beijing and a member of the selection panel, told the official government news agency Xinhua. "Though there is little evidence on how the space experience will affect the female constitution, we have to be extra cautious, because this is a first for China." Ensuring that the female astronauts have already reproduced, he said, will guarantee that their family planning is not disrupted. But at least one authority, Zhang Jianqi, former deputy commander of the country's manned space program...
Though the board, which meets throughout the year and is expected to oversee all of the corporation’s work, requires a significant amount of time, Barr said he believes the new committment will not affect Minow’s ability to fulfill her duties...