"If President Obama is making this declaration, we hope that he will be able to exert pressure on Israel to recognize Palestine as an independent state,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Qatar has tried to exert its influence as a bridge with non-Arab Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

"I think we have to define more precisely who we are, what we want, what kind of influence we can exert now in Europe or in the world, ".

VOA: standard.2009.12.30