But Poland, whose six-month presidency of the European Council begins in July, is in a good position to influence what it says.
For its part Syria is striving to obtain international recognition for Hamas in the hope that it would grant Damascus a position of influence in any future diplomatic process thanks to its close relationship with the Palestinian group.
Through three decades of summits, conferences, common initiatives and consensus-building, the organization has reduced tensions among Southeast Asian nations and elevated the nine as a group to an enviable position of influence in the continent, if not the world.
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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Item 23: Journalists must not accept any privilege or position that will influence their professional performance in disseminating correct and comprehensive information.
That puts the British prime minister in a position of enormous influence.
On the Liberal Democrat promise of more powers for the National Assembly, which is also a Plaid Cymru manifesto commitment, she said Plaid Cymru would have more MPs in Wales and would therefore be in the position of more influence.
The Liberals were in a strong position to exert considerable influence, and yet achieved virtually nothing.
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Unlike other first ladies in the region, she seemed intent on speaking from a position of power and influence.
People, I believe, are far more complex than the "facts" which a study that is already slanted to a specific position ("the influence of working women on the divorce rate" for example) will provide.
In fact, it now appears that this pessimistic view has become the consensus position of those who influence policy, even such figures as George Kennan whose proclivity for "best-case" assessments of the USSR is well-established.
We all have personalities that can predispose us for certain roles, but as leadership becomes less about position and more about influence, creativity and relationships women can step into leadership roles and develop their personal leadership styles in ways they may find surprising.
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But his current position provides prestige and the ability to influence, the satisfactions of teaching and discourse with colleagues.
F1 teams have no direct influence on Mosley's position - he is elected by the FIA membership of national automobile clubs and motorsport bodies and his latest four-year term does not expire until October 2009.
The allegation is that he used undue influence to appoint an individual to a position within the force.
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Similarly, Senator Jim Talent - whose position on the Armed Services Committee afforded him significant influence on this issue - is to be applauded for his leadership in ensuring the extension of the C-17's production line.
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And each case was different, but the conversations were sufficiently in depth and our relationship was sufficiently frank that I'm convinced that, at least to the analysts I dealt with, I did not come across a single one that felt it had been, in the military term, "inappropriate command influence" that led them to take that position.
He likes his position on campaign finance and K Street, the true hub of DC influence.
He would position his more than 6ft-tall frame practically chest-to-chest with someone he wanted to influence, and lean in nearly nose-to-nose as his quarry would try to squirm away.
"The Commission believes that these undertakings reduce significantly the ability of Canal Plus to influence other major US studios and eliminate the serious doubts as to the strengthening of a dominant position of Canal Plus following its vertical integration with Universal, " it said.
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