affect

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He also had a hearing impairment which affected his schooling, and he left Eton after one year to study with a private tutor.

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This receptor not only affects learning but also dampens activity in parts of the brain responsible for processing visual information.

From Science Daily

Macleod agrees: "Turn off torches and car headlights, and stop looking at your phone because the light from the screen can affect your eyes acclimatising and adjusting to the total darkness."

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Commuter Sienna Brewer says "it's affecting everyone with work and university as well as college - people are having longer days out the house because of delays".

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Like many athletes, Fearon's career has been affected by agonising injuries at key moments.

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