Built in there is the ability to influence others, to invent and deliver on behalf of the customer.
Given the limits to the use of military power, and the budget constraints and unintended consequences of using payments to buy support from other countries, soft power is critically important to the U.S. ability to influence events in the world.
There has been no change in the ability of the population to influence basic decisions that affect its future well-being.
One of the principles that allows you to have such confidence in the work of the IGs is their ability to render opinions independent of outside influence.
But with the threatened creation of a new lobbyful of Labour peers, the Lords' future ability to influence the government looks in question.
In the process, we undermine our ability to influence change to the extent we want and others need.
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.
Perhaps their short histories and small, discreet offices, which seem slightly out of place when compared with their ability to influence events in the financial markets, cause a certain amount of unease.
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.
What matters is influence, in particular the ability to offer corporate boardrooms a one-stop opportunity to solve many corporate information technology woes at once.
Wales' ability to "influence and shape EU policies" will be hindered in the intervening years, according to the first minister.
If Mr Bush is seen to be forced out by politics at home, America's ability to influence events both inside Iraq and in the wider region will be greatly undermined.
The Davie-Brown Index is used by marketers to determine a celebrity's (or in this case, a sports mascot's) ability to influence brand identity with the public.
Research presented in the current issue of the journal Infancy found that parents can influence a child's ability to help and share with others and to show a sense of empathy by discussing emotions with their toddlers.
Musharraf said Pakistan, which is under U.S. economic sanctions that were imposed after its nuclear testing in 1998, must face a choice between joining the international community -- thereby gaining the ability to influence decisions on the use of force against Afghanistan -- or being cut off.
These subjects paid significantly more attention to individuals in the clips rated as more dominant or prestigious -- with the ability to command visual attention taken as an indication of influence.
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