There is no way those states could have less influence than they do now.

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"Every person's experience is different, but most have less influence than before, " Mr. Hu said in an interview.

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After helping bring Mr Karzai to power, they now have less influence over the Afghan drug industry than before.

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Yet personalities have less influence on policymaking in Germany than elsewhere.

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But they have less influence than either side hoped.

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But such hardliners have less influence these days.

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So they have less ability to influence how such data centers are run.

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As the Internet becomes a more powerful tool for connecting with voters and generating support, is it possible that campaign finance and lobbying money might have less of an influence (as happened ultimately with SOPA)?

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Arab-Americans have long exercised far less influence than their numbers warrant.

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Moreover, the oil industry is in private hands, so even if the government in Moscow wanted to put a lid on production, it has less influence over its oil companies than OPEC governments have over theirs.

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Therefore, the CO2 amplification factor might have contributed proportionately much more influence than today, causing it to be less relevant to current circumstances.

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Being subsumed by a Northrop Grumman or Lockheed Martin would mean far less influence for Britain over its defence industry than it would have had through a BAE-EADS merger.

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Ex-Labour cabinet minister and EU commissioner Lord Mandelson has acknowledged that voices calling for the UK to retain and extend its influence in the EU have been "relatively muted and relatively less well-organised" than their opponents.

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We all have personalities that can predispose us for certain roles, but as leadership becomes less about position and more about influence, creativity and relationships women can step into leadership roles and develop their personal leadership styles in ways they may find surprising.

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