Word: effected
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...herring worth addressing at the outset is the failure to distinguish between homosexuality and pedophilia, which creates a false parallel at the core of the Times' argument. A double standard would be in effect had the media ignored a situation where two gay men killed a straight man for being straight. But sex with children is a crime regardless of the sexes involved, and is not synonymous with homosexuality. Brown and Carpenter were roommates, and the details of their relationship have not been revealed, but evidence taken from their house - handwritten fantasy scenarios involving children, as well as diagrams...
...tennis without the stabilizing force of Monica. It might be a stretch, but a lot of tennis insiders noticed how Anna Kournikova tamed her image and watched her words more carefully after last fall--particularly after a few tournaments of playing doubles with Seles. Monica has that kind of effect on people...
...different effect on Steffi Graf. Steffi was completely dominating the game of tennis when Monica grunted and giggled her way onto the scene...
...People who believe in astrology say 'Oh--the tidal effect of the moon. It's very important. Look at the waves--how the ocean goes up and down...
...margin of 3 to 1. The mayor's opponents characterized his proposed revisions as a power play, designed to strengthen City Hall's control over a wide array of programs and initiatives. As Giuliani conceded defeat, his Democratic foes were making gleeful predictions of the vote's effect on next year's Senate race, which is expected to pit the mayor against brand-new New Yorker Hillary Clinton...