In the process, Mr. Johnson said, he has been able to witness the rising importance of new-media outlets and the lessening influence of traditional media outlets like Time magazine, which recently printed his essay on (surprise!) the transformative power of Twitter.
The paradox of superpower status and lessening influence, the American inclination toward international engagement, and the near-inevitability of selective engagement are realities that American policymakers and would-be presidents would be wise to understand.
The Qatar office is seen as a way of lessening Pakistani influence over the talks.
They found instead that by the early 1970s the accusation of pandering was being used deliberately by prominent journalists, politicians, and other elites as a means of lessening the influence of public opinion on government policy.
Although the present findings show that poor sleep behavior has a stronger influence on the network compared to good sleep behavior, lessening the influence of poor sleep behavior may be an effective mechanism for decreasing substance use.
Unlike Mr Miliband, the new leader will be elected under a one-member, one-vote system lessening the influence of trade unions and members of parliament in deciding who wins.
A week after Lithuania accepted the Polish ultimatum, Germany presented an eleven-point memorandum that demanded freedom of action for pro-German activists in the region and a lessening of Lithuanian influence there.
Instead, their haste to go first wound up lessening their influence, rather than giving them a louder voice.
He took steps to liberalize French rule in the region, increasing the administrative role of the Vietnamese court and lessening the influence of the military in civil affairs.
American and Afghan officials say that setting it up in a country like Qatar — or, for that matter, Saudi Arabia or Turkey — would have the added benefit of lessening Pakistani influence over the Taliban.
The first key factor shaping the role of the United States today is the paradox of enduring superpower status combined with lessening global influence.
