This anchoring effect does not influence only the unsophisticated negotiator.
The reason Mr Finkelstein does not exert much influence in America is because he does not deserve to.
Undue influence does not refer to the influence of alcohol.
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Similarly, an analysis of national crime statistics done last year by University of Florida criminology student Nicholas Branic found that living in a gated community does not significantly influence a person's likelihood of victimization.
The poll also suggests that the Internet does not have much influence over teens.
Thus, our study indicates that smoking mentholated cigarettes does not appear to influence risk over and above the effect of smoking per se.
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And this chart does not reflect the influence of the high-yield market, which delivered a double-barreled boost to the loan market over the last three months.
Russia does not have great influence over Arab-Israeli matters.
Whether or not this ex-foodie can save the retail side of the company remains to be seen, as Bolland does not expect the influence of this new team to be felt until July.
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But all this shoulder-rubbing does not necessarily translate into influence.
What this chart does not reflect, however, is the influence of the high-yield market, which delivered a double-barrel technical boost to the loan market in August.
In the normal course of events, the budget committee has little to say about tax preferences, although as a member of the Finance Committee, which does have jurisdiction, Conrad is not without influence.
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While Sistani still holds immense influence in Iraq, he does not dictate to all the Shiites.
Even though Malkiel dismisses the usefulness of near-term predictions, he does not refrain from holding strong views on the influence of macroeconomic trends over longer term investment performance.
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The foundation does not own big enough stakes in companies to influence their behaviour through shareholder activism, even if it does nod to political correctness by declining to invest in cigarette firms.
Shy of confrontation at the best of times, Mr Abbas does not want to antagonise Fatah people by weakening their influence on the security forces, and Mr Fayyad cannot push reforms through without his backing.
The partnership is a sop for countries that the EU does not want to invite as full members (and, as a result, it may not give the EU much influence at all).
Unlike most of Russia's media tycoons, he does not appear to see his assets merely as tools of political influence.
Ms Gandhi and Mr Walton note that all this does not mean that the billionaires acquired wealth through government connections and influence.
Or does this simply not matter compared to the other, perhaps greater ways we influence our kids?
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That does not mean, however, that Yeltsin is now totally under Berezovsky's influence.
The government does not have to prove that the sole or only purpose of the money was to influence the election.
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As Mr Bernanke alluded to in his testimony, the government does not need to own a majority of the shares in a bank to wield whatever influence it likes.
And, even if General Wiranto does not end up on the winning ticket in one way or another, he can powerfully influence the bargaining.
The mystery of all this new-found influence on policy is that Tony Blair, with his huge majority, does not have to do anything for Mr Ashdown at all.
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If that does not focus the minds of governments and business strategists across the world, then the growing influence of the grey vote and grey dollar may do it for them.
Even if Facebook does not create advertising opportunities adjacent to the search results themselves, Likes are a clear way to influence the frequency with which a brand shows up in those results.
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