But always such addresses are crafted for effect and consciously intended to sway and influence.
And ultimately in the age of the global economy, both political leaders and corporate leaders are subject to the discipline of the markets, as sovereign bondholders and shareholders can sway corporate and country-level confidence dramatically.
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Investment bankers and lawyers still hold sway, and the regulators still must approve the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.
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The finale, which aired both live on MTV and streamed simultaneously on MTV.com, was hosted by MTV News reporter Sway and featured appearances by Kelis and Robyn with a performance by The Ready Set.
Lying there, I could feel the day at sea, a roll and sway in the skull.
His audience of 200 teens sway and sing along to this holy hip-hopper's tale of Christian redemption.
While the robots sway and dance with startling precision, a high-performance tyre appears as if by magic.
Although tariffs are notionally set by regulators, local politicians often hold sway and keep them low to win votes.
The Minotaur was a novice of arc and swell and dip, a new-minted connoisseur of smooth and tender and sway.
Committed liberals and conservatives rarely persuade each other, but public debates over policy can rally the base and sway the undecided.
The bill is part of an effort to eliminate certain tax expenditures and sway the deficit-reduction negotiations driving the legislative agenda.
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No doubt, he'll have to take on some of his liberal Democrats and sway some of his more conservative party brethren, too.
The pretrial release of these irrelevant red herrings is a desperate and pathetic attempt by the defense to pollute and sway the jury pool.
On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, No.5 Collaborations Project featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts.
United then held sway and snatched a deserved winner on the hour when Darren Fletcher's cross deep into the heart of the Liverpool penalty area was headed in by Ji-Sung Park.
Previously a multitude of clubs who only had year-to-year interest to exploit rather than to develop the brand had held sway and they were devaluing the brand rather than enhancing it.
Despite all the changes taking place citywide, cariocas (residents of Rio) still gather late into the night and sway to the samba music that pours out of bars and cafes in rejuvenated neighbourhoods like Lapa in the south of the city.
But he points out that tablets will likely shake up the PC market faster than netbooks did because this time a larger, more influential manufacturer (Apple) holds sway and the device in question (the iPad) is widely viewed as superior to regular PCs.
It's difficult to say whether this move will be enough to gain the affection of Tim Cook's company and sway the vote -- Apple is still hard at work modding its own design, after all -- but it's nice to see both factions playing nice with each other prior to the next ETSI meeting on May 31st.
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Their investment in newspapers and media outlets brought enormous sway in Canberra, and power well beyond it.
And along the way there will be fierce protest against the merger that could easily sway regulators and sour the deal.
Executives are warned of the dangers of funding antibusiness groups and giving hostile special interest groups more sway over corporate practices and policies.
He and his wife have set up a nature preserve for coqui on Hawaii's Big Island and have posted a YouTube video as part of his campaign to sway Hawaiian hearts and minds toward coqui compassion.
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In recent weeks, both sides have mounted aggressive advertising and PR campaigns to sway the public (see KeepFoxOn.com and RollOverOrGetTough.com).
If the end result is that Wal-Mart's wage and health insurance costs rise to the industry average, the retail giant's sway with suppliers and manufacturers will most definitely keep it pumping out goods with the lowest customer price tags.
No need for the nuance or complex data that can sway judges and juries.
In these smaller settings there are plenty of occasions to discuss important policy matters and to sway the debate.
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It was the two-lane U.S. Highway 70, technically a federal road that was so rough and so sway-backed, it resembled a horse destined for the glue factory.
But its capture in an offensive that has been telegraphed for weeks could help sway Afghan and Western public opinion and is considered an important step in a broader push to reverse the Taliban's battlefield momentum.
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