The phrase "a commanding influence in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that has a strong and authoritative impact or effect in a particular area or context.
Example: "The CEO has been a commanding influence in shaping the company's strategic direction."
Alternatives: "a dominant force in" or "a significant impact in".
However, Lowy has been a commanding influence in selecting the owners.
He raised troops among the Taghlib in exchange for tax remissions, and established a commanding influence in the Jazira by acting as a mediator between the Abbasid authorities and the Arab and Kurdish population.
He raised troops for the Caliph among the Taghlib in exchange for tax remissions, and established a commanding influence in the Jazira by acting as a mediator between the Abbasid authorities and the Arab and Kurdish population.
Harold Lasswell (1902 78), a member of the Chicago group, carried the psychological approach to Yale University, where he had a commanding influence.
George Mathews vowed to kill every Union man in St . Louisand he was "commanding influence in certain circles," according to L. P. Eldridge, who offered to name corroborating witnesses.
TO TESTIFY IN HACKING CASE Rupert Murdoch's once-commanding influence in British politics seemed to dwindle to a new low when all three major parties in Parliament joined in support of a sharp rebuke to his ambitions and a parliamentary committee said it would call him, along with two other top executives, to testify publicly next week about the growing scandal enveloping his media empire.
LONDON — Rupert Murdoch's once-commanding influence in British politics seemed to dwindle to a new low on Tuesday, when all three major parties in Parliament joined in support of a sharp rebuke to his ambitions and a parliamentary committee said it would call him, along with two other top executives, to testify publicly next week about the growing scandal enveloping his media empire.
Responding to Canadian political conditions, the TLC was somewhat more flexible than the AFL on issues of independent labour politics and state intervention, but, on the whole, American pure-and-simple unionism exerted the commanding influence on Canadian unionism in these years.
Mr. Anas said -- and Western intelligence agencies agree -- that Dr. Zawahiri was a commanding early influence on Mr. bin Laden.
Mr. Dukakis, the governor of Massachusetts, had a commanding lead in delegates, and his biggest fear was not Mr. Gore but Mr. Jackson, then at the peak of his influence in Democratic presidential politics.
