Sentence examples for a modicum of influence from inspiring English sources

At least if an enterprise is led by a party member, the party might retain a modicum of influence.

"They want to be the best informed and have a modicum of influence and have people consulting with them at this moment," Mr. Carlin said.

They promised to reform Senate rules and allow the minority party a modicum of influence for the first time, but it did not take long before the two parties were squabbling over resources and rules much as they had before.

The measure has long prevented public acrimony over controversial laws and has enabled the minority Democrats to have a modicum of influence.

The purchase was sanctioned by the Italian government, which wanted to preserve a modicum of Italian influence over its former monopoly, a big employer saddled with a load of major problems.

That is particularly surprising since disaster risk reduction by definition considers all hazards while, as discussed in Sect. 2 of this article, climate change affects mainly hydrometeorological hazards with discernible effects on biological hazards and a currently expected modicum of influence on geological hazards.

He tends to reserve the trademark sneer, loaded first question and presumption of guilt for members of parliament and ministers – even those who, truth be told, wield only the most modest modicum of influence.

Shouldn't influence be part of the friendship contract, a modicum of say-so to help us guide the people we love to lead happier, more worthwhile lives?