Whatever controversy dogged the company with Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2, Bioware has had a profound impact on the ascendance of Western RPGs.

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Video footage of previous hostages has had a profound impact on public opinion - most recently in the case of US journalist Daniel Pearl, who was killed in Pakistan, and also Nick Berg, killed in Iraq.

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The world rarely sees someone who has had such a profound impact on so many.

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Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire on the planet and created something that has already had a profound impact on the world.

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In some ways electronic commerce has already had a profound impact: just ask the Wall Street brokers who have been watching their private clients flock to online discount brokers.

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There is little question that the NABC has had a profound and lasting impact on the game.

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This has been -- had a profound impact on our economy, and the President has worked since he took office to help alleviate the damage that the bursting of the housing bubble has caused to our economy and to help homeowners refinance their homes, for example, or get forbearance in order to stay in their homes.

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As part of the hall of fame, the association has held a gala to honor individuals who have had a profound impact on the game but might have not been a coach, including: Jerry Conangelo, Bill Bradley, and Phil Knight.

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