Angola's influence is rivalled only by that of Zimbabwe, which has more troops in the country, including the bodyguard that surrounds the new president at his home, the Marble Palace.
If GE is able to influence tax law, that is only because it enjoys the same rights as any corporation or individual to petition legislators.
Their only influence is either to pay me more or charge me less.
Yet even the critics believe women's influence over wealth is growing, if only because wives outlive their husbands by an average of seven years and usually inherit most of their assets.
It is worrying in the extreme that the Bush Administration, in which Khan serves as among its most prominent Muslims, is in a position to influence not only assessments of the threat posed by some among his co-religionists but policy needed to address that threat.
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The only influence we have over advertising is to have them changed or removed when we object to them, either because they objectify men or women, or contravene our rules on intrusiveness.
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Yet altering the structure is the only way in which regulators can influence board behaviour.
This reminds us that not only is the world decidedly flat, but the influence of American culture spreads like water.
Marketers have spent their careers (and virtually all of their ad budgets since World War II) trying to influence the former, but evidence is mounting that the latter is not only virgin territory, but may actually be more influential than anyone thought.
That sounds impressive, but their influence over global financial markets is more modest, because official reserves account for only around 5% of the world's total stash of financial assets.
As office buildings from Singapore to Shanghai to Sao Paulo to London become sleekworthy billboards of Design progress, leaders understand that better Design not only helps make life better, but it is an influence that attracts commerce, attracts talent, and attracts value.
And just around the corner of here is the Khoo Kongsi, the most spectacular assembly hall in Penang, a testament to the influence the Chinese have had on this island's culture (Penang is the only majority-Chinese state in Malaysia).
Only time will tell, but your correspondent is thankful that any influence of the sun on climate change would be benign.
They fear that, in joining western clubs, Russia is hoping not only to get the benefits of membership but also to influence the clubs in ways the West may not like.
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It has caught our attention, thanks to the still unexplained activities of Democratic National Committee fund-raiser John Huang (although he is not the only one) that people without a vote are not without influence in the American political process.
But if only one has a condition, it is likely that environmental factors play a relatively greater influence.
He is only the latest in a long line of Italian central bankers to go on to wield influence elsewhere.
Faced with the growing power and influence of Hamas, the main militant group, the Palestinian Authority's only hope of remaining relevant is successful negotiation with the Israelis.
Similar persuasion is needed again to influence him toward decisions -- economic and political -- that would benefit not only Indonesia, but also those nations with which it has close ties.
"There is a huge potential prize out there for the UK if only we focus our attention and influence in any future negotiations on the positive things that really matter, " he said.
The threat is that not only will more power gravitate to Brussels, but that the UK will see its influence decline.
They can only bring Younus back into the fold if they feel that is going to have a positive influence on the squad as a whole and I think they will think very long and hard before they do that.
This is especially true of Anne Boleyn, the decisive influence in Henry's life and reign, and certainly the only woman he genuinely loved for any length of time.
The German system is geared towards preventing the influence of a rich benefactor from skewing the competition, but some argue that it will only serve to perpetuate the status quo.
Conservatives, however - and generally it is they who have held sway in this debate so far - argue the Church will retain its influence and identity only if it sticks closely to its historical traditions.
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