“Instead of pressing hard with the bow, you press lightly and you go faster. That will affect the balance.”

“It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal...one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.”

“The United States can't allow its technology and scientific strengths to lessen because it will affect competitiveness.”

“I like the energy of the crowd and you get to yell. The crowd definitely has an affect on the game.”

“In each of these situations, demand has been negatively affected by public concern over avian influenza.”

“The decision of Sudan is all the more unacceptable in that it affects the most fragile group of the population; that is, displaced persons.”

“This has been affecting me psychologically, ... I didn't think it would hit (Dominik) this way ...”

“I have a concern about it because it is now going to be affecting our middle-class families.”

“It could have cost us our contract. It affected our relationship with the schools, for one thing.”

“This spread, with a sort of shock wave spreading across the country, shows up in the number of towns affected.”