1.   Asked whether the incident would affect a pending decision by the Bush administration on whether to sell high-tech weapons to Taiwan, Powell declined to respond directly.

2.   Bassiouni, who eventually demanded an explanation from Israel, has wisely said the incident would not affect the peace treaty between the two countries.

3.   A look at how the incident affected the two players over the past year.

4.   A similar incident affected the local Jacksonville, Fla., center.

5.   A similar incident affected the local Jacksonville center.

6.   But he said it was too early to determine whether the incident would affect future tours.

7.   But Manning regretted that the incident might affect his status as a role model.

8.   But the incident certainly affected the environment in which he had to make his final decision.

9.   But the San Antonio incident will likely affect the way high school coaches and athletes approach games in the future, he added.

10.   But, at the time, the incidents deeply affected Paterno and his players.