Most of us understand that any kind of stress can have negative effects on our health over the long run.

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However, the struggle in the inner world, the one that is insidious and almost invisible, can have lasting negative effects on future romantic relationship and the possibility of contentment.

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Not only are these games boring, they also seem to ignore the plethora of studies that have shown that over reliance on extrinsic motivations in learning can have negative long-term effects.

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It is in this context that the effects of conflict have a negative impact on achieving the Education for All goals, she said.

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The poor girl was put through hell and is probably in need of therapy, and it would be a shame if they neglect the negative effects the experience would have on her personality.

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Whether they are texting, tweeting or e-mailing, the potentially negative effects that this activity may have on language development, social interaction and emotional bonding of their children have been raised by social psychologists in the past decade.

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The Internet and its related technologies have made the process of outsourcing manufacturing so efficient that the effects on American jobs have overwhelmed the jiu-jitsu economic process of turning a negative thrust into a positive outcome.

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So far, the effects of being a tiny economy largely dependent on recession-hit Greece and Italy have been negative but not disastrous.

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