The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.    From LearnThat.org.  [Blaise Pascal, Source: PensTes 1670. ]

Verb (used without object) : He affects to the old ways.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : to affect knowledge of the situation. ,to affect a Southern accent. ,the peculiar costume he affected. ,to affect the freethinker. ,a substance that affects colloidal form. ,Lions affect Africa. Moss affects the northern slopes.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : Restricted, flat, or blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : Cold weather affected the crops. ,The music affected him deeply.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adjective : She was deeply affected by their generosity.    From Dictionary.com. 

He's using this term 'affected' to cloud the interpretation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

The experience of Spain affected the couple in different ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [Another piece of the puzzle] Reference

One group of people which will be particularly affected is students.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Copyright Bill C-61 Rallying Canadians : Law is Cool] Reference

Of course, the thing that would be most affected is the DVD sales.    From Wordnik.com.  [Battlestar Galactica and the 'Pirates' Of Today] Reference

In her case, however, treatment was complicated as Herceptin affected her heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Companies Aim to Personalize Therapy] Reference

One guy, and the idea that his habeas rights were affected is still in question.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » India’s Response to Terrorism] Reference

The only thing that wasn't affected is The Thinking Blog's community in MyBlogLog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference

The need to do something constructive for those personally affected is overwhelming.    From Wordnik.com.  [survivor guilt] Reference

The blackening of his name affected the situation of both his mother and his sister.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sepulchre]

Corliss threw up his hands in affected dismay, and the pocket-miner began to grow angry.    From Wordnik.com.  [CHAPTER 15] Reference

The next big event that would be affected is the New York Giants 'football game at 1 p.m.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fox Stations Pulled From Cablevision as Pact Ends] Reference

In terms of flora, the most affected is San Félix island, with 42% of allochthonous plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Félix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests] Reference

In Mary Ann there was a certain affected simper, and a craving for notice, that I was sorry to observe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agnes Grey] Reference

Among those affected is singer Rosanne Cash, who underwent treatment for the condition three years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman's crushing headache took years to diagnose] Reference

The name affected him so that his hand trembled and he could scarcely get his arm into the coat sleeve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Windy McPherson's Son] Reference

If you have information on ways to help the folks in affected areas, please let us all know in the comments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monday Open Thread] Reference

Require the Attorney General to ensure the immediate release of corrective information in affected communities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Civil Rights] Reference

We calculate some three thousand people were affected, that is to say affected in the current value of their money.    From Wordnik.com.  [RADIO INTERVIEW OF CASTRO ON CURRENCY REFORM] Reference

I don't know whether the call affected the outcome of the race, but that's pretty much irrelevant to the merits of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Minneapolis Gives Up On Finding The Missing Ballots] Reference

It causes premature death in affected animals, damages nutrition and milk production and is the cause of inferior meat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Emil von Behring - Nobel Lecture] Reference

The airport had actually had people giving out pamphlets saying you could be affected from the altitude and so it was with me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solo Travels in Mexico « Colleen Anderson] Reference

Technology now touching almost every aspect and sphere of life the one this has considerably affected is the world of gambling.    From Wordnik.com.  [2010 May | Poker Hands] Reference

(To understand how much this phone call affected me, you need to know that my sentimental life has been, um .., rich and varied).    From Wordnik.com.  [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference

There is a certain affected nostalgia these days for a supposed epoch when businessmen were engaged in making things rather than money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rich Man’s Burden] Reference

You're affected, which is bad sense and insincerity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hobson's Choice] Reference

Nimmons decided that that changed call affected Cibulkova.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

The recalls affected about eight million vehicles globally.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

The recall affected pedal is confined to one of Toyota's suppliers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times Today's News] Reference

And we'd like to hear from you: How has the egg recall affected you?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad eggs: 10 ways to cut your salmonella risk] Reference

"Yes," she said breathlessly, as if the idea affected her respiration.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories] Reference

A man is called affected, nowadays, if he dresses as he likes to dress.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Soul of Man under Socialism] Reference

It seems improbable that he will be greatly affected, that is, on the average.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe] Reference

The company is working with distributors and pharmacists to recall the affected products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canadian Online Health News] Reference

The recall affected various size packages of Beef Tounge Number 1 White with the number EST.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal] Reference