Word: affections
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...faculty members, Eva Bellin, assistant professor of government, and Mary M. Gaylord, professor of romance languages and literatures, said on-site day care is so important that it may affect whether or not some professors with young children choose to accept job offers at Harvard
Sometimes, the proposed plan of study can affect the chances of an applicant being accepted...
Naturally, the fundraising scandals--the scandals in general--do affect us to a certain extent. Many Democrats I spoke with supported the President and Vice President, citing the historic fundraising advantage held by Republicans. In spite of the Democrats' shady fundraising tactics, Republicans still "out-raised" Democrats by a couple of hundred million dollars. We're proud of the fact that the rich fat cats (of this country) don't give our party as much money, but, as a result, it becomes necessary for Democrats to kick and scrape to approach the amount of cash the Republicans rake in. Fundraising...
While some Democrats that I spoke with did express such opinions, many more expressed less concern over the issue than I had expected. And while I, too, feel both defensive and ashamed of the President, ultimately the scandal does not affect me very much. Of course, with Clinton's favorability ratings still above fifty percent, the fundraising debacle does not seem to have affected the public's view of the President very much, either...
...purpose is to teach future leaders how their own group identities unconsciously affect their leadership decisions...