He asserted, however, that the debts would not affect the welfare of citizens.

Her question was a simple one of the empathy variety: "How has the national debt personally affected each of your lives?"

He added, however, that he was concerned that excessive debt resulting from takeovers could negatively affect an airline's safety.

How has the national debt personally affected each of your lives.

BUSH: Well, I think the national debt affects everybody.

"The recent economic crisis and massive national debt affects everyone," explains Chris.

Sharur still did not know how that debt of gratitude might affect Habbazu's actions, either.

Poverty and debt in developing countries affect exports.

Such debt affects student decisions about whether to go to graduate school and what careers to pursue, he added.

Scoring is based in part on how recent a debt is - old debts affect scores less negatively than newer ones.