When the band re-formed after a lengthy hiatus a few years ago, the Sabbath influence remained, but the heavy distortion was gone.

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Similarly, a third of all the female candidates, mostly retainers of powerful feudal families or party-political activists, were elected unopposed and a third of the seats remained uncontested, highlighting the continued dominant influence of tribal and semi-feudal conservative traditions.

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Manojlovic said the court's proceedings, which were held behind closed doors, had been burdened by accusations, including that it was mounting a rigged trial, but that she believed the judges had remained "immune" to all outside influence.

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Mr. KATTOUF: Well, what remained was a lot of influence that I think the U.S. administration overlooked or chose not to emphasize.

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The presence in the Vatican at the time of Polish-born Pope John-Paul II was also a significant influence on the movement throughout the 1980s, as the Catholic church had remained a very potent force in Polish life.

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But the very fact that official policy has remained so loose, for so long, has meant that the Bank has much less influence now on the cost of borrowing for households.

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