If it decides to come out with a lower priced iPhone I would agree that it will have a negative effect on its high-end phones.

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NextEra, with 95% of its portfolio in clean or renewable fuels, noted that the mark-to-market effects of certain hedges, the net effect of other than temporary impairments (OTTI), and certain asset sales had a substantially negative effect on its earnings.

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If the world's only superpower turns inward or is unable to display leadership worthy of its status, that could have a negative effect on the world.

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We believe that overall, done well, that the positive impact of the fact that Washington is getting its act together and getting its fiscal house in order will outweigh the effect -- the negative effect of cuts because of the way the cuts are structured and enacted, and because of the protections that are embedded in this legislation.

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If piracy leads to substantial sales displacement of music in physical format, then its effect on the overall music industry revenues may well still be negative.

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Goode said he hoped the furor would not have a negative effect on the racket sport longer term, given the swift response by its governing officials.

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