Most Arabs think he will have a good effect on the region.

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That option was chosen while acknowledging that calling it after him could have a negative effect on good relations.

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Better yet, it seems also to have a hugely positive effect on other risk factors for heart disease and on raising good cholesterol.

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And I think if things went well for us, that we could get over the hurt feelings, and have another good thing going in that part of the world that would have a salutary effect on that problem.

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Nepotism isn't a good way to run a modern company, but it is unlikely to have much effect on Samsung Electronics.

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Mr Zhu, who visited America in April, might also have noticed that a rising stockmarket brings with it a feel-good effect, making suddenly wealthier investors more likely to spend on real things, like consumer goods and homes.

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