AIPAC, they loathed the Oslo peace accords, and they provide much of the Republican Party's intellectual input, particularly on foreign policy.

ECONOMIST: George Bush and the peace process

This is just one of the many ways the UKNC provides expert advice to Government on UNESCO-related matters and develops UK input into UNESCO policy-making.

UNESCO: Culture Committee Consultation Responses

Some of the people who provided input did not -- let me say it this way -- then policy decisions were made based on those recommendations.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing on BP Oil Spill

They said Rove, who engineered the Republican victory in Congress in November 2002, has been granted major input in U.S. foreign policy as part of an effort to prepare Bush's reelection campaign in 2004.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Undesirable influence

If companies do not or cannot pass on the rise in their input costs to consumers, they will either have to cut costs by sacking people (not a policy that finds much favour in China) or accept lower profits.

ECONOMIST: Markets should worry about the surging oil price