First elected for the job in 1989, Teixeira is serving his sixth term as head of CBF, and he has created alliances with everybody who is anybody in the soccer world in order to secure his influence both in Brazil and abroad.
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Others argue that he is simply trying to maximise votes in Bavaria, which would increase his influence in a new government.
Worst of all, in 1914 Kipling used his influence to ensure that his son John obtained a commission in the Irish Guards, in spite of poor eyesight.
Many political analysts doubt that Honduras will remain a member of ALBA. What Honduras's membership in ALBA reveals is the power and persistence of Chavez to entice, seduce, and ultimately win over a longtime American ally in order to expand his sphere of influence in Central and South America.
The trial started in January 2009, after Nastase was accused of using his political influence as a party leader in his own interest.
What London's mayor might lack in power he perhaps gains in influence, given his ability to appoint key board members to the agencies that keep the city running, including the Metropolitan Police Authority and Transport for London.
Wright and Ayers, though, there was "Frank, " the name Obama gives in his memoirs to a man he describes as a formative influence during his early years in Hawaii.
His continuing influence was also apparent in his ongoing membership of the Bilderberg group, an elite collection of Western thinkers and powerbrokers who meet annually to discuss global issues.
He is also accused of using his influence in bidding for a mining operation in Lampang.
Dissing Dr. Krugman's book twice within a month pays homage to his influence in the world.
There have been published reports that his influence in the White House is waning.
On several occasions, I asked him to use his influence in order to pacify inter-African conflicts.
Significantly, the FBI witness, Counterterrorism Division Assistant Director Larry A. Mefford, avoided mentioning Wahhabi influence in his testimony.
John Swinbourne (SSCUP) asked the first minister to use his influence in Westminster to have means testing for pensioners abolished.
There he met Sam Kogan, the stern Russian drama teacher who founded the school and became a pivotal influence in his career.
Some people in the region worry his influence could strengthen positions they feel are conservative, such as opposition to gay marriage, abortion, and sex education.
With no mean skill, the Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbaev, has used the Afghan war to play off the various bidders for influence in his country.
In addition, there are news reports that Chavez has donated 8 million dollars for her campaign and has great hopes for the outcome that would favor his people and his influence in local politics.
Anzor's brother, Ruslan Tsarni, told the AP from his home in Maryland that he believed his former sister-in-law had a "big-time influence" on her older son's growing embrace of his Muslim faith and decision to quit boxing and school.
Mr Rowland pleaded guilty in December to accepting paid vacations to Las Vegas and Vermont and repairs to his holiday home in return for influence within the governor's office.
While his talking points are clearly aimed at countering Chavez's influence in Latin America, his aides are trying to downplay this.
"He has used his considerable influence in the world's most powerful parliament for the betterment of this island, " he said.
The accompanying article lauded his rising influence in Hollywood.
Mr. Hollande continued to point to what he described as his own influence in shifting the focus within Europe away from a diet of fiscal discipline alone as a means out of the protracted sovereign-debt crisis.
But one of Mr Aleman's advisers believes that he will use his influence both in public (his father and namesake was a still-remembered president) and in private (he is a hugely rich and well-connected businessman as well as governor) in favour of Mr Labastida.
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The secret of Disney's extraordinary influence lay in his ability to hold up a mirror to the American people, and reflect their hopes and fears about the monumental forces that were reshaping their society, from the rise of industrial capitalism to the spread of scientific thinking.
When President Obama was campaigning in 2008, he spoke often of his desire to limit the influence of lobbyists in Washington.
He rose to prominence as a young theologian in the wake of World War II, calling for modernization in the church, and decades later cemented his influence as the Vatican's chief of doctrine, championing church tradition and reining in Catholics who challenged it.
He did his national service in the Royal Air Force and regards the time he spent working in a hangar as a big influence on his later designs.
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