Bloomberg was trying to make a point about influence and the city tried to shift the discussion to one of control.
They take them to these events to influence them to make a decision that is favorable to a selfish interest.
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Mr. Byers earlier this year landed himself in hot water when he boasted to an undercover reporter that he could make introductions and gain influence for a fee.
It might be just enough to make him a power broker, to give him influence.
Based on my personal experiences and the need that I saw in my community, I decided to get involved in this issue, and I will like to encourage everyone to give back to your community, since we all have within us the capacity to make a difference, to change generations, and influence history.
Traders will be watching to make sure a combined entity doesn't use its influence to drive up fees, said Joseph Cangemi, chairman of the Security Traders Association.
There are fears that Hungary's new data protection authority will come under Fidesz influence and that a plan to make 274 judges retire early will undermine the judiciary's independence by enabling new pro-Fidesz appointees to replace them.
But differences in how banks account for their trading positions may have a big influence on how well they ultimately make out with their bets.
Now it's up to Latino voters to make the most of their new influence and improve the lives of a community that has been poorly served by both parties -- and deserves much better.
That could make it a possible junior partner in a coalition bringing an unprecedented level of influence in the Irish republic.
Rather, Beijing wants to make sure that it has a sufficient physical stake in North American production to influence virtual trades.
They achieved influence over policy and shaped public debate through their ability to make a compelling argument, something that Bush was unable to do before the initial vote on the financial bailout and again before the auto bailout vote.
In the transition to public ownership, we have set up a corporate structure that will make it harder for outside parties to take over or influence Google.
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Groups that make what the city calls "independent expenditures" on political campaigns offer a way to influence elections without following the city's strict spending and contribution limits for individual candidates and traditional political-action committees.
The village chief and the local schoolmaster can often influence votes without visibly campaigning: a hint of new buildings or wells can make up wavering minds.
The smartphone becomes the tool by which retailers can directly engage and influence purchase decisions while the customer is in the store and just before they make a purchase decision.
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If we can identify genes which have a particularly prominent influence on obesity that would be useful, but it wouldn't necessarily make treatment any easier.
And we have states in this country where farmers, the hardest working people in this country, can't make their mortgage payments because of things that happened half a world away they didn't have any direct influence on at all.
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Germany dominated the play, recording more shots, completing more passes and possessing the ball for roughly 60% of the game but couldn't create a breakthrough and struggled to make the space for its dangerous attacking players, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller, to influence the game.
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You praise her work, you invite her to serve on the committees with the most power and influence, introduce her to clients and use your influence to make sure she is given the best available human resources to get her job done in such a way that she will be the obvious next candidate for promotion to equity partnership, the C-suite, or senior executive status.
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