The birth rates in Europe are so low that there are now more people in Italy over 60 than under the age of 20. Greece, Spain, and Germany will all be in the same boat soon; not enough young people to support the aging population.
The everyday use of âaffectâ is the verb, meaning âto influenceâ (his methods affected me greatly), but it also means âto feignâ (he affected nonchalance). The everyday use of âeffectâ is the noun, meaning âresultâ (the effect of this has been to make him proud) or âinfluenceâ (he has had such an effect on me).
The effect of an advance statement. 48 Section 276(3) of the Act provides that where any person is giving medical treatment authorised by this Act or the 1995 Act, that person is to have regard to any advance statement which complies with the Act, made by the patient and not withdrawn.