Word: impactful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...36th President of the U.S. declare his intention to bow out of the 1968 Presidential race. Lyndon Johnson's decision to retire from office, coming as a surprise climax to a surprise speech on Vietnam, gave the President's newly stated conditions for ending the war the kind of impact that his own intended departure from the White House had. In a dramatic and unexpected turnabout, he announced what he called "a unilateral step toward deescalation...
There is still time for the Crimson to make an impact in the ECAC, but without stronger play Harvard will soon find themselves packing their bags, even if they do make the playoffs...
...impact of rape on the lives of rape survivors goes beyond the time it takes to utter the word "rape." Four letters cannot possibly communicate the pain from the slaps, the hair pulling and the slamming of my head against a wall. They do not express the feeling of suffocation from being pinned down by someone 100 pounds heavier than me. The word does not begin to describe the month of pain and bleeding, the days of constant nausea and vomiting, the flashbacks and nightmares or the stress, anger, hurt and fear...
...federal government says they have the money to pay, but it's difficult for families to take that kind of charge without a big impact on their daily lives," she adds. "And I'm not talking about selling the yacht, but really big sacrifices...
...added, however, that these changes could take years to be felt, as word of the changes becomes more widely known. He said a more immediate impact might be seen in the magazine's "Best Value" ratings, as the new plans take effect...