Synonym: influence, move, persuade, sway. Similar words: effect, in effect, take effect, effectively, effectiveness, the greenhouse effect, decaffeinated, infection. Meaning: [ə'fekt] n. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion. v. 1. have an effect upon 2. act physically on; have an effect upon 3. connect closely and often incriminatingly 4. make believe with the intent to deceive 5. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
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121, Spending cuts would especially affect public administration and, within the social welfare budget, the level of payments on sickness benefit.
122, Among the most debated changes is one that would affect minority shareholder rights when a company is acquired.
123, By contrast with their failure to affect habituation, the protein synthesis inhibitors did produce amnesia for associative learning.
124, So let us look at what factors appear to affect the performance of individuals in their jobs.
125, Context, mediated by anaphora, can affect the resolution of lexical as well as structural ambiguity.
126, Stewart's departure, after an incident that left Paul Roberts holding his face, did not seem to affect Spurs unduly.
127, Almost anything that happens between now and November 7 could affect the outcome.
128, The reasons for selling can vary enormously and will affect what the vendor sees as the key issues.
129, Beginning to think about how their reactions affect the child can be an important step.
130, The Commerce Department had determined earlier that increased numerical accuracy would not affect the distribution of representatives.
131, It can affect children as well as adults, but seems to worsen with age.
132, Communication skills affect every area of life, from expressing feelings in intimate relationships to dealing with over-zealous shop assistants.
133, ScotRail and InterCity say the services they are withdrawing or altering will affect a small number of commuters.
134, This extra boost does not even significantly affect the braking at the other end.
135, The new tax law doesn't affect me because I'm a student.
136, Scientists are investigating the ways in which climate changes affect the ozone.
137, Thus the firm's constraint structure can affect its behaviour on pricing and its costs.
138, Dirt and scale deposited on the venturi throat can affect accuracy.
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140, Platelets are studied in an artificial environment and the very process of preparing the platelet sample for study may affect their behaviour.
141, I think that I am right in saying that regulation 3 provides that the changes will not affect pending applications for review.
142, The Minister knows my views on such matters when they might affect service personnel and families.
143, We hope to ensure that every candidate will have given some consideration to the issues which affect older people.
144, Interactive telecommunications increasingly give ordinary citizens immediate access to the major political decisions that affect their lives and property.
145, Ageism is not just about prejudices towards older people; it can affect younger people, too.
146, Serious cases of pneumonia can leave damaged areas in the lungs which can affect future athletic ability.
147, Finance did not much affect the organisation of businesses, though it might influence their policy.
148, However, it was not so much the fact that his life had ended which seemed to affect Maxine.
149, How strict or lenient enforcement agents conceive them to be may well affect their enforcement behaviour.
150, These environmental problems associated with traffic in housing areas affect very large numbers of people.
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