Word: impacted
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...very goal-oriented," she said, "and my major goal is to have some impact on women's athletics." She added that she could move toward accomplishing this goal by someday working in what she calls her "ideal position...
...pollution, the plane's emissions fall within generally accepted levels. The available evidence does not substantiate the fears of ozone destruction. Compared with the thousands of U.S., Soviet and West European supersonic warplanes that crisscross the skies, the tiny Concorde fleet could not possibly have much impact on the ozone...
...distinctly subsonic DC-9. In contrast to the high-pitched whine of a Boeing 707 or 747, the Concorde produces a throaty low-frequency rumble that rattles dishes and bric-a-brac. One FAA report notes that irritating though this is to airport neighbors, these vibrations have less impact on the structure of a house or apartment building than "non-aircraft events, such as doors closing...
...findings at Dulles may not be applicable to J.F.K. The impact of sound varies from person to person and place to place. Thus, how much additional discomfort the Concorde will inflict on the airport's distressingly noisy neighborhood can be determined only by on-site testing. The Concorde will not make the area any quieter; but it seems unlikely that the four daily flights the British and French are seeking will perceptibly add to the annoyance already caused by the nearly 1,000 daily landings and takeoffs by subsonic aircraft...
Martin Kilson should pause to consider the impact of his letters a bit more before reaching for his pen, for he has not only made a fool of himself but also done a great disservice to a large part of the University's student body...