1.   The impact of this became obvious to me during an early experience with the divisiveness of homophobia.

2.   As Earth cooled and asteroid impacts became less frequent, the continental crust had a better chance of surviving.

3.   At that point the impact become unmistakable.

4.   But many private analysts and some administration officials say that could change if the full impact of the stunning drop in the dollar becomes evident later in the year.

5.   Giants management made up its mind to give the job to Jones last season as the team watched his impact on games become more significant.

6.   Investors will find out Thursday how much worse the Asian impact has become, when the United States releases its April trade figures.

7.   Now the impact is becoming clear.

8.   The impact may become more apparent in the fourth quarter, said Burlington Northern spokesman Richard Russack.

9.   But the impact became negligible by the third quarter, the company said.

10.   Vietnam often hurriedly introduces new regulations and then quietly changes them when the negative impact on the economy or foreign investment becomes apparent.