The word 'impacts' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe the consequences of a particular action, such as "The new policies will have a significant impact on the economy.".
"It is important that sport understands and is sensitive to the potential impacts of the menstrual cycle for female athletes.
WWF reef campaigner Louise Matthieson said the dredging itself would have "serious impacts, like destroying seagrass beds, regardless of where the spoil is dumped".
"We might try and adopt a quick technological fix but one that holds the worst impacts for a few decades without much attention to what happens after that.
"Given the size of government expenditure on child care, Scott Morrison needs to provide detail about the real impacts of his changes to the system".
The money spent on preparing the UK for the impacts of global warming has almost halved since the environment secretary, Owen Paterson –widely regarded as a climate change sceptic – took office.
Corruption and political upheaval heavily impacts education, making it responsible for numerous social and economic issues, which, in turn, prevents Honduras from climbing the statistical ladder.
While the genuflecting towards BHP and Rio Tinto from large slabs of the business community might be expected, it is harder to explain why those concerned about the environmental and economic impacts of mining have been so quiet in their defence of the points made by Forrest.
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