At such times, he can seem innocent of the considerable influence that he has acquired.
If they want, the Saudis can exert considerable influence over prices by reducing supply.
The Liberals were in a strong position to exert considerable influence, and yet achieved virtually nothing.
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Its rulings are studied by judges and lawyers in many countries, and so have considerable influence beyond America's borders.
It has a big role to play in a dangerous region, as well as considerable influence among developing nations.
"He has used his considerable influence in the world's most powerful parliament for the betterment of this island, " he said.
It seems Diarra's initiative ran afoul Captain Sanogo, who wields considerable influence despite formally handing over to a civilian president.
And after the mid-term elections, it was clear that Republicans would have considerable influence over the agency in the new Congress.
Ballet is a world where competition is fierce, and where the artistic director wields considerable influence in making or breaking careers.
The baroni wield considerable influence over governments, particularly of the centre-left, and have used it to bury most attempts at reform.
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The bridge at Ironbridge, the world's first bridge constructed of iron, had a considerable influence on developments in the fields of technology and architecture.
Senior U.S. military officials have said the assessment shows that the Taliban exert "considerable influence" over a third of the country.
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As the vice president of purchasing for more than 20 years, he had considerable influence and was used to getting what he wanted.
In its response to the white paper, the society says the Welsh government already has considerable influence through an annual remit letter to Hefcw.
The group's model is the Jewish American community, half the size of the Asian American population, but wielding considerable influence on U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
Brutsch generated so much traffic to the nether regions of Reddit that he gained considerable influence on the site and had a collaborative relationship with the (highly unmanaged) management.
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The coalition-builders have about two weeks to forge alliances and senior cardinals who may themselves have little chance of becoming pope can still exert a considerable influence over the others.
The FARC lost considerable influence over the last years after being pushed back deep into the jungle by determined and sometimes harsh military measures and is now in a weakened position.
Lord Weinstock, who spent 33 years building up GEC, which was later renamed Marconi, and still boasts considerable influence at the firm is said to be "extremely angry" at the company's fall from grace.
He reflects, with evident exasperation, at the complexity of a tax system over which he used to have considerable influence, warning that the power of vested interests and of the status quo tend to bear down on wannabe reformers.
Informing the conflict between the two branches of liberalism, as recalled by Sir Rhys, are two concepts of liberty which in modern times have received a good deal of attention from philosophers and have had considerable influence on government and politics.
Her style, combining beautiful ensemble dancing with crazy solos which might involve disrobing, lighting a candle, hair-brushing, setting a newspaper on fire, even swimming, and always a great deal of talking, has had considerable influence on choreographers both inside and outside Germany.
Thanks in part to Murdoch's considerable political influence, as well as antitrust fears, the EchoStar deal was canned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in October 2002, giving Murdoch another shot.
Russia has become a sort of guest member of the NATO alliance under an arrangement that will afford it considerable opportunity to influence that organization's deliberations but, in theory at least, no veto over decisions taken by the other, full- fledged members.
Perhaps for this reason, The Scream's influence on modern art has been considerable, as seen in Francis Bacon's Screaming Popes series, Picasso's Guernica and, of course, Andy Warhol's silk prints of Munch's work.
So Mr Riordan, a Republican at the head of a largely Democratic city, reached for his considerable wallet to compensate for his relative lack of influence over the school system.
In contrast, the European model formally endows workers with influence over business decisions and informally gives both them and managers considerable sway over public policy.
But they reckon without the influence of his determined buddy Costa, who puts all his considerable social networking skills to promoting what turns out to be the ultimate house party.
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