It's a matter that could affect not just policy, but national security.

They said the treatment and hospital care of elected officials can affect public policy in important ways.

"This could be the start of something bigger that will affect American policy here."

"So the question now is, how does that affect policy?"

For matters affecting public policy, where people care a lot about the answer, it doesn't work well at all.

A change in the way people respond to gas prices affects policy.

"There's too much room for special interests with private causes to affect policy."

They were an attempt to affect policy through minute changes in the text.

Meanwhile, we too have our own concerns that must affect overall policy.

Officials said it was too early to tell whether the withdrawal would affect Saudi policy.