He or she is often operating covertly to influence the people at the table.

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This morning, Murdoch promoted James, the younger of his two sons, to deputy chief operating officer, expanding his sphere of influence, previously limited to Europe and Asia, to the entire globe.

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Microsoft's influence stems from the dominance of its Windows operating system, which runs over 90% of the world's desktop computers.

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