The homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

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. 

The only people I see this affecting is the illegals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blitzer: Court ruling could have huge impact at the polls] Reference

All you're affecting is which video clip plays at the end of the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [I play videogames so you don't have to] Reference

What other articles have you seen on the role played by regulation in affecting industry structure?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regulation and Industry Structure, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

He directed his attorney to prosecute, by wholesale, all who had said a word affecting your uncle's character.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh] Reference

Discuss the role of the media in affecting social and moral causes or in bringing them to the forefront of public awareness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Puppet Child by Talia Carner: Questions] Reference

She finds that it is by leaving more than most other writers to the imagination, that you succeed so eminently in affecting it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ildiko Csengei] Reference

M. O'BRIEN: A massive recall affecting 800,000 cars.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2007] Reference

How is this massive recall affecting our nation's schools?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2008] Reference

This week, Honda Motor Co. announced a recall affecting about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Illinois Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Blog] Reference

Last week, Toyota issued a recall affecting 2.3 million vehicles.    From Wordnik.com.  [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference

(NSMD), is defined as affecting an otherwise normal looking child.    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

We're going to be looking at how the toy recalls affecting charities.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2007] Reference

Lawmakers remain focused on the spate of recalls affecting the company.    From Wordnik.com.  [daytondailynews.com - News] Reference

It is described as affecting them towards spring, and several remedies are given.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained] Reference

Reports from Japan early today show a recall affecting 270,000 Priuses is imminent.    From Wordnik.com.  [News/local from www.chieftain.com] Reference

Then, last summer came the first of more than 110 recalls affecting 35 million toys.    From Wordnik.com.  [Political Pendulum Swings] Reference

There were reports from Japan early Friday that a recall affecting 270,000 Priuses was imminent.    From Wordnik.com.  [News/local from www.chieftain.com] Reference

Last year there were 95 official recalls affecting a total of 673,000 individual passenger cars.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

Also, straight ahead, we're going to have more on the toy recall affecting so many households today.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2007] Reference

CarAdvice has recently reported on several recalls affecting vehicles manufactured by auto giant Toyota.    From Wordnik.com.  [Car Advice | News Blog] Reference

Over the past six months, Toyota has initiated two recalls affecting more than eight million vehicles worldwide.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

CONSUMER ALERT > > > Toyota has issued a recall affecting 2.3 million vehicles because of defective accelerators.    From Wordnik.com.  [13 Top Stories, Sports and Weather] Reference

Since May of 2003 there have been 14 Senate roll calls affecting the well-being of American's active duty military.    From Wordnik.com.  [Howie Klein: If James Inhofe Doesn't Hate The Troops, Why Has He Voted Against Them 100% Of The Time?] Reference

In September 2008, mass layoffs - defined as affecting 50 or more jobs - reached their highest level in seven years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Austin Business News - Local Austin News | Austin Business Journal] Reference

It's been over one week since Toyota first announced a recall affecting 2.3 million vehicles across eight model lines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog] Reference

WHITFIELD: Now we also know a lot of you out there are still confused about the pet food recall affecting even more households.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2007] Reference

And back now to one of our top stories about a huge beef recall affecting eight states, mostly in the northeast here in this country.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2007] Reference

Nissan recall affecting 2009-2010 Altima sedans, and today, we bring you word of an even larger safety issue impacting its CUV lineup.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog] Reference

Regulators received the warnings more than a year before they pressed the automaker to issue recalls affecting millions of cars and trucks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

An egg recall affecting Colorado grocery stores and restaurants has been connected to a fourfold increase in salmonella food-poisoning cases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Toyota must act quickly to restore customer confidence in the wake of a massive global safety recall affecting millions of minister has said.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

Toyota is facing intense scrutiny form investigators following a series of safety recalls affecting millions of its vehicles around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Toyota lifts 2010 global vehicle output plan: Source] Reference

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued 1,399 safety-related recalls affecting more than 38 million vehicles from 2007 to 2009.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinion: What's been lost in the Toyota crisis?] Reference

They set forth in simple terms the affecting story of the cruelty and merciless exactions to which the villagers had for long years been subjected.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference

(EMAILWIRE. COM, February 01, 2010) New York, NY - ClassAction. org is alerting consumers of two recent Toyota recalls affecting several different Toyota models.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

The Japanese automaker was already reeling from an unrelated recall affecting millions of its vehicles, and one that Stein says could tarnish the company's brand.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference