And, Del Genio disputes a theory that rising carbon dioxide levels would have only a slight impact on global temperatures because the theory doesn't take into account real world cloud behavior.

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Wyman insists that the impact will be slight, because Motorola will have reduced its work force by more than a third by the second quarter of 2003.

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The Red Bulls had a slight edge in ball possession, but the Impact dominated the scoring chances and wasted a handful of opportunities to pad the lead.

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What you may discover is slight, but important, differences that will impact how the product should be pitched so a prospect can be pushed down the sales funnel.

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So far the direct economic impact of radiation fears on exports is slight.

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Because of this the impact balances out or resolves to a slight reduction.

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But most studies have found that the impact, if any, is very slight.

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Another study of 35, 000 men, conducted just a few months before that one, showed that taking vitamin E and selenium had no impact on cancer rates, and the researchers actually stopped the study early because there appeared to be a slight increase in cancer and diabetes among study participants.

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