Barack Obama has spoken repeatedly of Lincoln's influence in making it possible for the country to have its first African-American president.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Because of its size and influence with suppliers and buyers, Wal-Mart's policies often receive wide public attention.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

Today we explain a very old saying that has had a big influence on rock-and-roll music.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

These ukiyo-e prints had a great influence on many artists in Europe during the nineteenth century.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

He was eighty-seven years old. Doctor Seuss's influence remains through the books he wrote and illustrated.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

The Fed has not tried to influence long-term rates this way since the nineteen sixties.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Some historians think the death of his eleven-year-old son Willie had an influence.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

He was thirty-four. Charlie Parker's influence on modern jazz music continues to live.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

Poe's influence extends to plays,movies,operas,music,cartoons,television,paintings -- just about every kind of art.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

China's influence in the world has increased with its fast-growing economy.

VOA: special.2010.01.15

Maoist insurgents have called for a two-day protest in an eastern swath of India where they have considerable influence.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

Some young entrepreneurs, like 22-year-old Andrew Hearst,say that the economy had no influence on their decision to start a business.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Seventy years ago,Moscow and Berlin signed the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which secretly divided Europe into Soviet and German spheres of influence.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Broussard added that everyone, from friends and family to the media and fellow-players, has been trying to influence LeBron James on his decision.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

But analysts like Hen-Tov say if Ankara's influence on the Muslim world completely overshadows Tehran's presence in the Arab street, Turkey's gain may eventually become Iran's loss.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

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

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

"Neither monetary policy nor the financial system will be well served if our central bank is deprived from interest in and influence over - the structure and performance of the financial system."

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

ASEAN is expected to push Burma on reforms amid recent moves by several countries, including the United States, to re-engage with Burma's military government, while at the same time maintaining economic sanctions to influence the regime to end rights abuses.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09