It helps to have influential friends.

交上几个有权势的朋友很有好处。

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She uses her influential friends to get jobs.

她利用有势力的朋友找到工作。

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She USES her influential friends to get jobs.

有权势的朋友们帮他弄到一份美差。

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But despite his fame and his influential friends, most Islamists reject Mr Moussa as too secular.

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The awkward fact is that Mr Cakici could not have got where he has without help from influential friends.

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The plus side is that you get to bask in reflected glory when you align yourself with respected and influential friends.

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