21.   Cuthbertson claimed the strike is having a powerful economic effect, costing the papers advertising and circulation.

22.   Even before the strike the company had to purchase the commodity on the LME to satisfy demand, he said.

23.   Exactly how big an impact the strike will have depends on how long it takes GM to reach an agreement with the union.

24.   Ford Motor Co., said the strike is having some impact.

25.   Girsky predicted that the strike would have a limited affect on GM sales, but David M. Garrity, an auto analyst at Smith Barney, disagreed.

26.   Has the strike had an impact on the credit worthiness of the stadium bonds?

27.   How much impact a strike would have is hard to gauge.

28.   If the impending strike by baseball players has you infuriated, you are probably either too young to remember baseball history or too old to care.

29.   If this strike has a final settlement, those players could gain a delayed free agency.

30.   In addition to deferring revenue for the company, the strike has a direct effect on the communities surrounding Boeing plants.