Word: impactful
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Missouri Attorney General William Webster, the first to speak, attempted to minimize the impact of his state's antiabortion law, which declares that life begins at conception and bars the use of public funds and public facilities such as hospitals to perform or assist in an abortion. The statute, which has never gone into effect, would also forbid doctors in publicly funded hospitals to "encourage or counsel" a woman to obtain an abortion. Webster argued that several of the law's provisions would have little impact, implying that the court could uphold them without jeopardizing...
...impact on fishing has been crippling. After tests showed possible contamination, Alaskan authorities canceled the fishing seasons for herring, herring roe and pot shrimp throughout Prince William Sound. The salmon season, due to start in mid-May, remains in doubt. "Sure, Exxon may pay in the end," fumed Sandy Cesarini, co-owner of the Sea Hawk Seafood Co. in Valdez. "But we sweated blood to build this place. What about the future? Everyone in the sound feels violated...
Opponents of Proposition 1-2-3 argue that it would remove rent-controlled units from the market and encourage landlords to rent to wealthier tenants. "1-2-3 has the possibility of a dramatic and immediate impact on who can afford to live in the city," said Reeves...
...Edward Surette Jr., executive director of the Bay State Gasoline Retailers Association in Billerica, Mass., said his group surveyed dealers yesterday but found that it was too early to assess the impact of the boycott...
...earth at a speed of nearly 50,000 m.p.h. could dig a crater a mile or so across and several hundred feet deep -- similar in size to a gaping hole in the Arizona earth, known as Meteor Crater, that was blasted out some 40,000 years ago. Such an impact today would be enough to wipe out a major population center...