Word: impactful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unwise to have such demonstrations because they do not have sufficient, if any, positive consequences to make up for their negative impact. These students are causing traffic breakdowns and social instability; they are responsible, indirectly, for the rise in crime rate in these cities," Li explains. "If public transportation breaks down as a result of the protesters' actions, people cannot go to work; they cannot go home; mothers cannot nurse their children. It disrupts society...
...some students feel that the West does not understand the full negative impact of the marchers, others think that it is the Chinese papers which are presenting a distorted view...
...students interviewed say that the current protest in China is the biggest topic of conversation in the close-knit Chinese community here in Cambridge. Many are worried, however, that unless the students are well-organized, they won't have much impact on the policy decisions of Communist Party leaders. Others fear that these marches, which began late last year, could influence the Party to reverse steps made toward political reform...
...federal reform is expected to have an impact on most of the 43 states (plus the District of Columbia) that levy some form of personal income tax. * The added state taxes will result from the common practice among state authorities of using federal tax rules -- including deduction guidelines -- as the basis for their own calculations, even while setting state tax rates independently of Washington. By eliminating deductions for, among other things, consumer interest payments and contributions to individual retirement accounts, federal tax reform will thus substantially increase the amount...
...policymaking. There is nothing in the book about a hostile press being "not conducive to good government," but there is plenty of evidence and argument in the book that hostility toward the press on the part of officials does not lead to good decision-making. We researched the impact of the press on policymaking because there has been a lot of good work on how the press covers government, but very little on impact...