Because of the basic differences in planetary metabolism and philogeny almost no diseases were found that could affect mankind.

The committee appears to base much of its important deci- sions affecting mankind on the philosophy of Polish aristocrat, Felix Dzerzinski, who regarded mankind as being slightly above the level of cattle.

The jar certainly serves as a prison for the evils that Pandora released - they only affect mankind once outside the jar.

Didn't affect mankind. . . . In February of 1994 a battle broke out at Base One, the nominal capital of the Lunar colonies.

Astrologers believe that an astrological age affects mankind, possibly by influencing the rise and fall of civilisations or cultural tendencies.

"Nazism-Fascism was one of the worst plagues ever to affect mankind, and a recognition of what happened here is essential, not just for history but for the present and the future."

Just as the cosmic principles actively affect mankind (by informing humans of their natural, moral imperatives), so did human beings actively affect the cosmic order through their collective behavior.

By the time Jeff was 21, his adolescent "moofing" - the father's term for an ominous lethargy - had metamorphosed into what the scientific journal Nature describes as "arguably the worst disease affecting mankind, even AIDS not excepted."

The play, which incorporates live performance with video projection, looks at how the media has affected modern mankind.

Eliot invokes images of original sin and Adam's fall when talking about the past and points out that such events can be forgotten but can still affect mankind.