Word: impactful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...impact is now apparent. Around Yellowstone, elk kills are more common, a welcome development for park managers hoping to bring that animal's population back to manageable levels. The wolves often eat only 200 lbs. of the meat on a 500-lb. animal they fell, leaving plenty for other animals to scavenge. Wolf packs also appear to have killed as many as half the coyotes in at least two areas of the park, opening up ecological breathing room for foxes and other species. Even highland vegetation, no longer chewed up by hungry elk, is expected to start making a comeback...
...decision to stop delivering kegs "certainly will impact our business," McVicker said. "But we have to do this.... We no longer can assume we are dealing with people with any integrity...
...statistics were equally misleading--two goals and 17 assists through 58 games--as the true measure of Storey's impact could only be seen through his playing minutes. While he was hanging back, allowing his defensive partner to break into the offense, Storey was silently learning the art of the trade. An offensive defenseman by nature, Storey used his first few seasons in college to perfect play in his own zone...
...think that the AAA makes a very good impact on campus as far as educating the public on the types of issues facing Asian Americans today," she said. "But for this we need to reach as many people as possible...
...described TIME's plans for special issues in which the 100 most influential people of the 20th century will be named [TO OUR READERS, Nov. 24]. In terms of pure influence and impact, the shadow of Adolf Hitler looms above all. It is difficult to find a truly significant event or situation from the middle 1930s to the early '90s that is not the direct or indirect result of, or is not in some way related to, his personal decisions. But for Hitler's war and its sequel, all the others--surely Churchill, undoubtedly De Gaulle, probably Roosevelt and maybe...