The phrase "affected a second" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a brief impact or influence, but it lacks clarity and proper context.
Example: "The sudden news affected a second of silence among the crowd."
Alternatives: "impacted a moment" or "influenced a brief time".
Women were asked to indicate their perceived approximate lifetime risk (i.e. to age 80) of breast cancer (or, if affected, a second breast cancer) by choosing between seven response options ranging from 1 100%.
Before and after the consultation, women were asked to estimate their risk of developing breast cancer over their lifetime (or if affected, a second breast cancer) by choosing between nine response options ranging from 1 in 100 (1%) to inevitable (100%).
The 1918 influenza pandemic affected a third of all American women of child-bearing age.
To know: At least fifteen hundred people have died in the floods that have affected a fifth of Pakistan.
By Samantha Henig August 16, 2010 To know: At least fifteen hundred people have died in the floods that have affected a fifth of Pakistan.
One speaker, Ward Chesworth of the University of Guelph, Ontario, told the conference that farming had produced an "agricultural scar" on the planet that affected a third of all suitable soils.
The authorities say a million people are affected, a third of them left homeless by the floods.
Partial 'notspots', where there is coverage from some but not all of the mobile networks, affected a fifth of the UK, leaving people unable to make calls or send texts, it said.
The drought has affected a third of the western United States, and President Barack Obama was slated to discuss it with western governors in a video conference on Friday.
At the same time he is appealing to the international community to help more than 290,000 people affected, a third of them being children.
Delirium affected a fifth of acute medical admissions and a third of those aged ≥75 years, and was associated with increased mortality, institutionalisation and dependency, but not with increased risk of re-admission on follow-up.
